Improving Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Interventions by Retraining the Brain With Stimulation

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Spinal Cord Injury

In brief

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether combining a noninvasive method of brain stimulation, called Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), enhances the effect of training of the affected upper limbs in patients with incomplete Spinal Cord Injury.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01539109

Run by

The Cleveland Clinic

People needed

20

Starts

2011-11-01

Expected to finish

2019-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-07-16

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Diagnosed with incomplete spinal cord injury (iSCI) that occurred at least 6 months ago

You may not qualify if…

• History of epilepsy in a first degree relative
• Use of anticonvulsants
• Pregnant
• Implanted pumps, shunts, or neurostimulators
• Neurologic condition affecting sensorimotor systems
• Brain tumor
• Dementia
• Substance abuse
• Stroke
• Damaged skin on the scalp
• Concurrent upper limb rehabilitation

Where it is running

• The Cleveland Clinic — Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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