Transspinal Stimulation Plus Locomotor Training for SCI

Conditions: Spinal Cord Injuries, Paraplegia, Spinal, Tetraplegia/Tetraparesis, Paraplegia, Spastic

Sex: All

Ages: 18 Years – 70 Years

Healthy volunteers: No

Phase: NA

Enrollment: 14

Sponsor: City University of New York

Location: Department of Physical Therapy, Motor Control and NeuroRecovery Laboratory Staten Island New York

Summary

Locomotor training is often used with the aim to improve corticospinal function and walking ability in individuals with Spinal Cord Injury. Excitingly, the benefits of locomotor training may be augmented by noninvasive electrical stimulation of the spinal cord and enhance motor recovery at SCI. This study will compare the effects of priming locomotor training with high-frequency noninvasive thoracolumbar spinal stimulation. In people with motor-incomplete SCI, a series of clinical and electrical tests of brain and spinal cord function will be performed before and after 40 sessions of locomotor training where spinal stimulation is delivered immediately before either lying down or during standing.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study. * Ability to understand the consent form, and sign the consent form. * Male or female, age 18-70 years old. * In good general health as evidenced by medical history. * Diagnosed with motor incomplete SCI (AIS C-D). * Bone mineral density of the hip (proximal femur) T-score \

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04807764). StuddyBuddy aggregates publicly available trial information.