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Acute and Chronic Repercussion of Spinal Cord Stimulation After Spinal Cord Injury
Led by Mayo Clinic · Updated on 2026-03-09
80
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
264 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The purpose of this research is to learn about how the participant's body is able to balance changes in blood pressure, and how spinal cord stimulation affects these changes as well as immune \& cardiovascular function in participants with spinal cord injury.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Acute and Chronic Repercussion of Spinal Cord Stimulation After Spinal Cord Injury
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age between 18 and 50 years
- Spinal cord injury classified as American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale A-D
- Neurological injury level between C6 and T8 as defined by international standards
- Injury occurred more than six months ago
- Includes individuals with and without implanted epidural spinal cord stimulators
- Includes twenty uninjured control participants
You will not qualify if you...
- History of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, autonomic neuropathies, neurological disorders (except spinal cord injury), or current smoking
- Taking beta blockers, antihypertensives, or other sympathically active medications that cannot be stopped
- Pregnant or lactating women
- Cognitive impairments preventing informed consent
- Body mass index greater than 30 kg/m2 for uninjured controls
- Taking medications that may interact adversely with phenylephrine
- Any illness or condition that may interfere with study compliance, safety, or result interpretation as judged by the principal investigator
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905
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Research Team
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Zachary Pohlkamp
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Number of Arms
3
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