Comparing Outcomes of Elbow Extension Tendon Transfers
Completed
Conditions studied: Cervical Spinal Cord Injury
In brief
Active elbow extension has significant functional benefits for individuals with tetraplegia. The proposed work will provide information to assess how effectively people are using their elbow extension tendon transfers, and whether one surgery works more effectively than the other. This study will provide recommendations to clinicians about the possibility of improving function after surgery using rehab techniques.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01204736
- Run by
- VA Office of Research and Development
- People needed
- 14
- Starts
- 2011-08-01
- Expected to finish
- 2015-12-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2016-03-08
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 60. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Cervical Spinal Cord Injury (C5-C7)
- Posterior Deltoid to Triceps Tendon Transfer at least one year post-surgery
- Biceps to Triceps Tendon Transfer at least one year post-surgery
You may not qualify if…
- Subjects will be excluded from the studies if there is presence of concurrent severe medical illness, including:
- unhealed decubiti
- use of baclofen pumps
- existing infection
- cardiovascular disease
- significant osteoporosis (as indicated by a history of fractures following injury)
- or a history of pulmonary complications or autonomic dysreflexia
Where it is running
- Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, Hines, IL — Hines, Illinois, United States
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