Hand Function for Tetraplegia

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Spinal Cord Injury, Tetraplegia

In brief

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of an implanted stimulator for providing hand function to individuals with cervical level spinal cord injury. The device stimulates the paralyzed muscles of the hand and forearm. The user of the device controls the stimulation by moving muscles that are not paralyzed, such as a wrist or neck muscle. The ability of the user to pick up and move objects, as well as perform various activities such as eating, drinking, and writing.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00890916

Run by

VA Office of Research and Development

People needed

10

Starts

2012-01-01

Expected to finish

2021-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2021-06-09

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• cervical level spinal cord injury;
• complete paralysis of fingers and thumbs;
• voluntary shoulder motion;
• electrically excitable forearm and hand musculature

You may not qualify if…

• extreme contractures of the joints;
• skeletal immaturity;
• extensive denervation in the forearm and hand;
• poor surgical risk

Where it is running

• Louis Stokes VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH — Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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