Status:
COMPLETED
FES Therapy:Restoring Voluntary Grasping Function in Chronic SCI
Lead Sponsor:
Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
Collaborating Sponsors:
Rick Hansen Foundation
Conditions:
Spinal Cord Injuries
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
The main objective of this study is to determine the effectiveness of a new treatment regime that uses electrical stimulation for the improvement of hand function in persons with spinal cord injuries ...
Detailed Description
The primary objective of the present prospective randomized controlled trial is to investigate if the FES therapy would generate similar level of the improvement in hand function in chronic C4 to C7 i...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion criteria:
- traumatic spinal cord lesion between C4 and C7
- injury at least 24 months prior to enrolling in the study.
- Exclusion criteria:
- uncontrolled hypertension
- susceptibility to autonomic dysreflexia
- pressure ulcer
- cardiac pacemaker
- skin rash
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
15 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01208688
Start Date
September 1 2009
End Date
September 1 2011
Last Update
September 25 2012
Active Locations (1)
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Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
Toronto, Ontario, Canada