Effects of Transvertebral Direct Current Stimulation in Humans

Stopped early · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Spinal Cord Injuries, Paraplegia and Tetraplegia

In brief

This study will evaluate the effects of non-invasive stimulation of the spinal cord in people with spinal cord injury.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04586777

Run by

University of Kentucky

People needed

27

Starts

2014-01-15

Expected to finish

2021-01-08

Last updated by the study team

2021-01-15

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 18 to 65 years of age
• Motor incomplete spinal cord injury classified as B, C, or D by the American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale (AIS)
• More than 12 months post-injury
• Lesion at of above thoracic level T8
• Body mass index <30 (in order to facilitate reliable location of body landmarks guiding stimulation)
• Severe gait deficit

You may not qualify if…

• Unstable cardiopulmonary conditions
• History of seizure, head injury with loss of consciousness, severe alcohol or drug abuse, and/or psychiatric illness
• Cognitive deficits severe enough to preclude informed consent
• Positive pregnancy test of being of childbearing age and not using appropriate contraception
• Ferromagnetic material in the brain or in the spine (except for titanium for segmental fixation of the spine)
• Cardiac or neural pacemakers
• Fixed contractures in the lower extremities
• Uncontrolled diabetes
• Severe osteoporosis
• Severe spasticity
• Decubitus ulcers which interfere with harness support or walking
• Severe orthostatic hypotension

Where it is running

• University of Kentucky at Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital — Lexington, Kentucky, United States

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