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Post-stroke Pain tAN-fMRI

Sponsor: Medical University of South Carolina • ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT07144436

Registry updated: 2026-09-11

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Description

The purpose of this study is to explore whether 4 weeks of at-home transcutaneous auricular neurostimulation (tAN) can reduce chronic pain after a stroke. Investigators will recruit up to 24 participants with chronic post-stroke upper extremity pain. The goal is to determine if there is a pain reduction after ear stimulation.

Interventions

Transcutaneous Auricular Neurostimulation (Device)
Transcutaneous Auricular Neurostimulation (tAN) is a wearable, electrical stimulation device that delivers electricity to specific parts of the human ear.

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18-80 * Have the capacity and ability to provide one's own consent in English and sign the informed consent document. * Ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke that occurred at least 6 months prior Exclusion Criteria: * Primary intracerebral hematoma or subarachnoid hemorrhage * Documented history of dementia * Documented history of uncontrolled depression or psychiatric disorder * Uncontrolled hypertension despite treatment, specifically SBP (Systolic Blood Pressure) / DBP (Diastolic Blood Pressure) \>=180/100mmHg * Contraindicated for MRI scanning * Pregnancy

Conditions

Post Stroke Pain

Locations

30 Bee Street — Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Medical University of South Carolia — Charleston, South Carolina, United States

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