What this means
This study plans to test whether gently stimulating the vagus nerve helps older adults form memories. It has not started recruiting, and no results have been posted yet.
Plain-English summary written by an AI model from the registry listing.
- Status
- Opening soon
- Who can join
- Ages 18–80
- Where
- 1 site, including California
The science
- Registered title
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation to Enhance Memory in Aging
- Trial ID
- NCT07214194 ↗
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Study type
- interventional
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Aging
- What is tested
- Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (taVNS)
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
- Ages
- 18 Years to 80 Years
- Dates
- First posted Oct 9, 2025 · updated Oct 9, 2025
Registry summary
The aim of this study is to determine whether non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation enhances memory formation in cognitively healthy older adults and whether the effects of stimulation depend on gut and brain health.
Sites (1)
- Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States