Transcutaneous Spinal Stimulation: Safety and Feasibility for Upper Limb Function in Children With Spinal Cord Injury
Status unconfirmed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Spinal Cord Injuries
In brief
Children who suffer a spinal cord injury in the neck region have difficulty using their hands due to paralysis and/or weakness of their arms and hand muscles. The purpose of this project is to test the safety, comfort, and practicality of a new therapy that stimulates the spinal cord to facilitate activation of arm and hand muscles while practicing grasping, pinching, and reaching movements. The long-term goal is to provide better therapies that will improve the ability of children with SCI to more successfully play and accomplish everyday tasks using their arms and hands, similar to before their injury.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT04032990
- Run by
- University of Louisville
- People needed
- 10
- Starts
- 2019-11-14
- Expected to finish
- 2026-02-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2024-06-24
Who can join
Age: 4 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- history of chronic, acquired SCI, (>1 year since injury);
- SCI involves cervical and/or high thoracic (T1) levels
- moderate to severe upper extremity deficit as assessed by the Pediatric Neuromuscular Recovery Upper Extremity Scale (scores less than 4A out of a 12 point range from 1A-4C on upper extremity tasks, e.g. including inability to fully reach overhead, grasp, or pinch without compensation)
- discharged from in-patient rehabilitation
You may not qualify if…
- botox use within past 3 months;
- current baclofen use
- unhealed upper extremity fracture
- any other medical complication limiting participation in the assessments and/or activity- based upper extremity training;
- congenital SCI
- total ventilator dependence
Where it is running
- Department of Neurosurgery — Louisville, Kentucky, United States (enrolling)
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