Ongoing Study:

Study Title:

Safety and Feasibility of Transcutaneous Cervical Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in ICU

Study Period:

2025-06-01 to 2026-06-01

Responsible Institution:  

Neurocritical Intensive Care Unit, Hospital de Base do Distrito Federal (HBDF), Brazil



Research Team:  

Vinicius Maldaner, PhD – Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Physiotherapy, University of Brasília Maria 

Izabel Borges – Resident in Cardiovascular Rehabilitation

Marília Mendes – Staff Member, Hospital de Base do Distrito Federal

Tais Martins – Staff Member, Hospital de Base do Distrito Federal

Paulo Henrique Gonçalves – Lead Cardiologist, Coronary ICU

Ongoing Study:

Study Title:

The effects of Pulsetto on sleep and psychological well-being in postpartum parents.

Study Period:


2025-02-01 to 2025-07-01 

Ongoing Study:

Study Title:

Physiologic Responses to Non-invasive Cervical vs. Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation

Study Period:


2025-05-01 to 2025-06-01

Responsible Institution:

Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine

Ongoing Study:

Study Title:

Physiologic Responses to Non-invasive Cervical vs. Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation

Study Period:


2025-05-01 to 2025-06-01

Responsible Institution:

Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine