Status:

UNKNOWN

Abdominal Functional Electrical Stimulation in Tetraplegia

Lead Sponsor:

South Glasgow University Hospitals NHS Trust

Conditions:

Tetraplegia

Spinal Cord Injury

Eligibility:

All Genders

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

People with high spinal lesions are at risk of respiratory complications because they have partial or complete paralysis of breathing muscles. Previous work has shown that tetraplegic lung volumes can...

Detailed Description

Patients with high spinal cord injury (SCI) usually have paralysed intercostal muscles and rely on diaphragm function alone for respiration. They have low tidal volumes and inadequate cough. These pat...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • cervical spinal cord injury

Exclusion

  • subject must not be ventilator-dependent

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2002

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

November 1 2006

Estimated Enrollment :

4 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00202631

Start Date

June 1 2002

End Date

November 1 2006

Last Update

November 28 2006

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Queen Elizabeth National Spinal Injuries Unit

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, United Kingdom, G51 4TF