Status:
COMPLETED
Effect of Prolonged Electrical Stimulation on Neural Plasticity in Spinal Cord Injury
Lead Sponsor:
VA Office of Research and Development
Conditions:
Spinal Cord Injury
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-60 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Electrical stimulation (pulses of electricity applied over the skin of your wrist) and activity-based hand exercise have been shown to improve motor skill and strength in individuals with stroke and h...
Detailed Description
Spinal cord injury (SCI) affects 10,000 individuals per year in the United States. Approximately one half of all individuals with SCI have tetraparesis due to cervical injury. Impaired hand function s...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Trace voluntary thumb movement or able to pick up small objects with a tenodesis grip
- Between ages 18 and 60
- Spastic paresis (manifest as spasms, clonus, and/or hyperreflexia) due to neurologically incomplete SCI
- Medically stable
- Communicate questions/needs and answer yes/no questions reliably.
Exclusion
- Altered cognitive status
- Level of injury caudal to the C7 level
- History of CVA, seizures
- Implanted metal devices in the head, less than one year post injury, and severe spasticity of the muscles of the upper extremities (defined by a score of 2 or higher on the Modified Ashworth Spasticity Scale)
- Patients with pacemakers will also be excluded from this study.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
11 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00387673
Start Date
October 1 2006
End Date
June 1 2011
Last Update
June 16 2017
Active Locations (1)
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VA Medical Center, Miami
Miami, Florida, United States, 33125