Optical Stimulation in Peripheral Nerves for Select Rhizotomy Procedures

Completed

Conditions studied: Spasticity

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine the safe and effective levels of optical stimulation in peripheral nerves of humans otherwise undergoing nerve lesioning in surgery.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00575536

Run by

Vanderbilt University

People needed

19

Starts

2006-01-01

Expected to finish

2017-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-05-01

Who can join

Age: 3 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Children over the age of 3 and younger than 17 years
• Children who have failed appropriate medical therapy and are recommended for selective rhizotomy to treat spasticity by the pediatric neurosurgeon
• Children who would normally undergo electrodiagnostic testing including EMG monitoring for physiologic testing during surgery
• Surgery must be performed at the Vanderbilt University Children's Hospital

You may not qualify if…

• Patients in which a segment of the nerve (up to 2cm) cannot likely be identified at the time of surgery as determined by the pediatric neurosurgeon
• Children not undergoing routine selective rhizotomy for medically refractory spasticity as determined by the pediatric neurosurgeon
• Children who are medically unstable to tolerate an additional 20 minutes of experimental testing during the surgery
• Women who are pregnant will be excluded from this study

Where it is running

• Vanderbilt University — Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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