Upper Extremity Training for Chronic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury

Description

This study is to understand how the combination of activity-based recovery training and targeted spinal cord transcutaneous stimulation (scTS) can improve participants' ability to use their hand, arms, and core.

Conditions

Spinal Cord Injuries

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Study overview

This study is to understand how the combination of activity-based recovery training and targeted spinal cord transcutaneous stimulation (scTS) can improve participants' ability to use their hand, arms, and core.

Neuromodulation Training for Upper Extremity Recovery for Chronic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury

Upper Extremity Training for Chronic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury

Condition
Spinal Cord Injuries
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

West Orange

Kessler Foundation, West Orange, New Jersey, United States, 07052

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * 18 years of age.
  • * spinal cord injury for greater than or equal to 6 months.
  • * spinal cord injury at a cervical neurologic level of injury.
  • * ventilator dependent.
  • * history of fractures.
  • * pressure sore or skin issues.
  • * history of illicit drug abuse.
  • * history of cardiac, respiratory, bladder, renal or other medical disorder unrelated to spinal cord injury.
  • * bladder Botox injections less than 12 months prior.
  • * muscle Botox injections less than 12 months prior.
  • * colostomy bag or urostomy.
  • * implanted pump (i.e., baclofen pump, pain pump, etc).
  • * If I am female: I am pregnant at the time of enrollment or planning to become pregnant during the course of the study.
  • * unable to wean from anti-spasticity medication.
  • * contraindications to MRI imaging (pacemaker, metallic foreign body, aneurysm clip, etc.)

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Kessler Foundation,

Gail F Forrest, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Kessler Foundation

Study Record Dates

2027-11-15