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NCT06105541: hEDS-tAN
Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome - Transcutaneous Auricular Neuromodulation
NA trial testing Transcutaneous Auricular Neurostimulation in Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome in 25 participants. Completed in 4 February 2026.
4 February 2026
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Medical University of South Carolina |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | quadruple |
| Primary purpose | treatment |
| Enrollment | 25 |
| Start date | 5 July 2023 |
| Primary completion | 4 February 2026 |
| Estimated completion | 4 February 2026 |
| Sites | 1 location across United States |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Transcutaneous Auricular Neurostimulation
Conditions studied
- Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome — all drugs for Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome →
- Hypermobile Spectrum Disorder — all drugs for Hypermobile Spectrum Disorder →
- Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome — all drugs for Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome →
Sponsor
Medical University of South Carolina
Who can join
Adults 18 to 65, any sex, with Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome or Hypermobile Spectrum Disorder. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
Investigate whether at-home transcutaneous auricular VNS (tAN: transcutaneous auricular neurostimulation) improves a battery of nine key physical and psychological symptoms of a group of hEDS (Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome \& Hypermobile Spectrum Disorder) patients (n=30) using a randomized, double blind, sham controlled design. The study team will collect clinical measures at baseline, after a two-week double-blind intervention phase, after a following two-week open-label phase and finally at three months post intervention. The study team will test patients in the following domains: pain, fatigue, sleep, anxiety, depression, quality of life, GI function, immune function and autonomic function.
Publications & conference data
No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial. Completed trials usually publish results within 12-18 months.
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Currently open trials in the same condition.
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Verify against primary sources
- ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
- WHO ICTRP — international registry index
- EU Clinical Trials Register
- Sponsor press releases (Google)
- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06105541 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Medical University of South Carolina
- Last refreshed: 27 February 2026
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