Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation Treatment for Rosacea
Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation Treatment for Rosacea: A Pilot Trial
Studienübersicht
Status
Status
Bedingungen
Bedingungen
Intervention / Behandlung
Intervention / Behandlung
Studientyp
Studientyp
Einschreibung (Geschätzt)
Einschreibung
Phase
Phase
- Unzutreffend
Kontakte und Standorte
Studienkontakt
Studienkontakt
- Name: Liset Chacin
- Telefonnummer: 617-264-5926
- E-Mail: lchacin@bwh.harvard.edu
Studienorte
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Massachusetts
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Boston, Massachusetts, Vereinigte Staaten, 02461
- Rekrutierung
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
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Kontakt:
- John Barbieri, MD, MBA
- Telefonnummer: 617-264-5926
- E-Mail: jbarbieri@bwh.harvard.edu
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Teilnahmekriterien
Zulassungskriterien
Zulassungskriterien
Studienberechtigtes Alter
- Erwachsene
- Älterer Erwachsener
Akzeptiert gesunde Freiwillige
Beschreibung
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adults aged 18 years of age and older
- Dermatologist confirmed diagnosis of rosacea
- Clinician's Erythema Assessment of at least 3 (moderate to severe disease)
- Willingness to adhere to current rosacea regimen without additions or laser treatments (e.g. PDL) during the study period.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Changes to rosacea regimen (prescription topical or oral medications) within 4 weeks of randomization.
- Facial hair, tattoos, or other characteristics that would interfere with erythema assessments
- History of symptomatic cardiac arrythmias (e.g. heart block, sick sinus syndrome, bradyarrhythmia)
- Presence of a pacemaker, implanted defibrillator, or neurostimulator
- Seizure disorder or epilepsy
- Trigeminal Neuralgia within the past year
- Severe coronary disease or recent myocardial infarction within the past 5 years
- Severe autonomic dysfunction (e.g., frequent syncope, hospitalization)
- History of recurrent syncope or unexplained fainting
- Use of brimonidine or oxymetazoline within the past 4 weeks
- Use of beta-blockers, anticholinergics, or vagal-modulating drugs within the past 4 weeks
- Severe phymatous rosacea
- Ear deformity, piercings, or other condition that prevents the use of the taVNS device
- Known hypersensitivity to electrode materials
- Patients who are pregnant.
Studienplan
Wie ist die Studie aufgebaut?
Designdetails
- Hauptzweck: Behandlung
- Zuteilung: N / A
- Interventionsmodell: Einzelgruppenzuweisung
- Maskierung: Keine (Offenes Etikett)
Anzahl der Arme
Waffen und Interventionen
Teilnehmergruppe / ArmTeilnehmergruppe / Arm |
Intervention / BehandlungIntervention / Behandlung |
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Experimental: Rosacea
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This project consists of a 4-week trial of transaricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) for rosacea.
Participation is expected to last for a total duration of 8 weeks (4 week active intervention period)
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Was misst die Studie?
Primäre Ergebnismessungen
Primäre Ergebnismessungen
Ergebnis Maßnahme |
Maßnahmenbeschreibung |
Zeitfenster |
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Change from baseline to week 4 of Clinician's Erythema Assessment (CEA)
Zeitfenster: Week 4
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The CEA is a static 5-point grading scale of facial erythema severity.
The scale is 0 to 4. A positive result, means that the erythema, redness was reduced.
A negative result indicates that the erythema increased.
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Week 4
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Change from baseline to week 4 in the Dermatology Quality Life Index (DLQI)
Zeitfenster: Week 4
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The DLQI is a dermatology-specific quality of life instrument to measure the impact of skin disease on different aspects of health-related quality of life.
The questionnaire contains 10 questions, each scored on a 4-point Likert scale.
The DLQI is calculated by adding the score of each question, resulting in a maximum of 30 and a minimum of 0. The higher the score, the more quality of life is impaired.
A score higher than 10 indicates that the patient's life is being severely affected by their skin disease.
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Week 4
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Sekundäre Ergebnismessungen
Sekundäre Ergebnismessungen
Ergebnis Maßnahme |
Maßnahmenbeschreibung |
Zeitfenster |
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Change in the Dermatology Quality Life Index (DLQI) from baseline to week 4 & 8
Zeitfenster: Week 4, Week 8
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The DLQI is a dermatology-specific quality of life instrument to measure the impact of skin disease on different aspects of health-related quality of life.
The questionnaire contains 10 questions, each scored on a 4-point Likert scale.
The DLQI is calculated by adding the score of each question, resulting in a maximum of 30 and a minimum of 0. The higher the score, the more quality of life is impaired.
A score higher than 10 indicates that the patient's life is being severely affected by their skin disease.
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Week 4, Week 8
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Change from week 4 to week 8 in Global Flushing Severity Score (GFSS) from baseline to week 4 & 8
Zeitfenster: Week 4, Week 8
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The GFSS is a 0-10 numeric rating scale assessing facial flushing symptoms including redness, warmth, tingling, or itching over the past 24 hours, with scores ranging from: 0 (did not have), 1-3 (mild), 4-6 (moderate), 7-9 (severe), 10 (extreme).
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Week 4, Week 8
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Change from in Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) scale from baseline to week 4 & 8
Zeitfenster: Week 4, Week 8
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The PHQ-9 is a widely used tool for assessing depression severity, with scores ranging from 0 to 27 based on the frequency of symptoms over the past two weeks
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Week 4, Week 8
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Change in Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) scale from baseline to week 4 & 8
Zeitfenster: Week 4, Week 8
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The GAD-7 evaluates anxiety severity with scores ranging from 0 to 21, using a similar structure to the PHQ-9.
Scores are categorized as minimal (0-4), mild (5-9), moderate (10-14), and severe (15-21).
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Week 4, Week 8
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Change of Clinician's Erythema Assessment (CEA) scale from baseline to week 4 & 8
Zeitfenster: Week 4, Week 8
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The CEA is a static 5-point grading scale of facial erythema severity.
The scale is 0 to 4. A positive result, means that the erythema, redness, was reduced.
A negative result indicates that the erythema increased.
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Week 4, Week 8
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DermSat-7 score at week 4 & week 8
Zeitfenster: Week 4, Week 8
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The DermSat7 is a 7-item, self-administered questionnaire designed to assess patient satisfaction with dermatologic treatments.
It covers three domains - effectiveness (3 items), convenience (3 items), and overall satisfaction (1 item) - with responses on a 5-point (or 5-point) satisfaction scale, then transformed into a 0-100 scale so that higher scores indicate greater satisfaction.
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Week 4, Week 8
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Sponsor
Sponsor
Studienaufzeichnungsdaten
Haupttermine studieren
Studienbeginn (Tatsächlich)
Studienbeginn
Primärer Abschluss (Geschätzt)
Primärer Abschluss
Studienabschluss (Geschätzt)
Studienabschluss
Studienanmeldedaten
Zuerst eingereicht
Zuerst eingereicht
Zuerst eingereicht, das die QC-Kriterien erfüllt hat
Zuerst eingereicht, das die QC-Kriterien erfüllt hat
Zuerst gepostet (Tatsächlich)
Zuerst gepostet
Studienaufzeichnungsaktualisierungen
Letztes Update gepostet (Tatsächlich)
Letztes Update gepostet
Letztes eingereichtes Update, das die QC-Kriterien erfüllt
Letztes eingereichtes Update, das die QC-Kriterien erfüllt
Zuletzt verifiziert
Zuletzt verifiziert
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Andere Studien-ID-Nummern
Andere Studien-ID-Nummern
- 2026P000835
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