Upper Extremity Training for Chronic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury

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Conditions studied: Spinal Cord Injuries

In brief

This study is to understand how the combination of activity-based recovery training and targeted spinal cord transcutaneous stimulation (scTS) can improve participants' ability to use their hand, arms, and core.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04921592

Run by

Kessler Foundation

People needed

36

Starts

2021-06-14

Expected to finish

2027-11-15

Last updated by the study team

2025-05-06

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• 18 years of age.
• spinal cord injury for greater than or equal to 6 months.
• spinal cord injury at a cervical neurologic level of injury.

You may not qualify if…

• ventilator dependent.
• history of fractures.
• pressure sore or skin issues.
• history of illicit drug abuse.
• history of cardiac, respiratory, bladder, renal or other medical disorder unrelated to spinal cord injury.
• bladder Botox injections less than 12 months prior.
• muscle Botox injections less than 12 months prior.
• colostomy bag or urostomy.
• implanted pump (i.e., baclofen pump, pain pump, etc).
• If I am female: I am pregnant at the time of enrollment or planning to become pregnant during the course of the study.
• unable to wean from anti-spasticity medication.
• contraindications to MRI imaging (pacemaker, metallic foreign body, aneurysm clip, etc.)

Where it is running

• Kessler Foundation — West Orange, New Jersey, United States (enrolling)

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