Status:

RECRUITING

Transcutaneous Spinal Stimulation for Children and Youth With Spina Bifida

Lead Sponsor:

Mayo Clinic

Conditions:

Myelomeningocele

Spina Bifida

Eligibility:

All Genders

5-18 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

A study to use transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation to characterize sensorimotor deficits in a pediatric population of individuals with spina bifida.

Detailed Description

The study's goals involve understanding how transcutaneous stimulation affects motor deficits across three dimensions; weakness, coordination, and spasticity. This will be investigated by an electroph...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria
  • Congenital diagnosis of myelomeningocele (MMC)
  • Able to follow verbal commands or instructions.
  • If female and able to become pregnant, must be willing to use medically-acceptable method of contraception during study participation.
  • Exclusion Criteria
  • Severe cognitive deficits demonstrating inability to communicate needs
  • Gaping, weeping, or unhealed open wounds at the site of electrode placement
  • Unhealed fractures on load bearing bones
  • History of osteoporosis
  • History of implanted electronic devices at the stimulation location(e.g. deep brain stimulator, cardiac pacemaker, diaphragmatic pacer, baclofen pumps, insulin pumps, etc.)
  • Pregnancy
  • Epilepsy
  • History of seizure
  • Ongoing infections (currently being treated or are symptomatic)
  • Any illness or condition which, based on the research team's assessment, will compromise the patient's ability to comply with the protocol, patient safety, or the validity of the data collected during this study.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    August 7 2025

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    July 1 2030

    Estimated Enrollment :

    30 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT06918119

    Start Date

    August 7 2025

    End Date

    July 1 2030

    Last Update

    October 14 2025

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    Mayo Clinic in Rochester

    Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905