Targeting Cervical Epidural Spinal Cord Stimulation for Functional Recovery

Description

The proposed study seeks to understand how the cervical spinal cord should be stimulated after injury through short-term physiology experiments that will inform a preclinical efficacy trial. The purpose of this study is to determine which cervical levels epidural electrical stimulation (EES) should target to recruit arm and hand muscles effectively and selectively in spinal cord injury (SCI).

Conditions

Cervical Spinal Cord Injury, Tetraplegia/Tetraparesis, Cervical Myelopathy

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The proposed study seeks to understand how the cervical spinal cord should be stimulated after injury through short-term physiology experiments that will inform a preclinical efficacy trial. The purpose of this study is to determine which cervical levels epidural electrical stimulation (EES) should target to recruit arm and hand muscles effectively and selectively in spinal cord injury (SCI).

Targeting Cervical Epidural Spinal Cord Stimulation for Functional Recovery

Targeting Cervical Epidural Spinal Cord Stimulation for Functional Recovery

Condition
Cervical Spinal Cord Injury
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

New York

Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, United States, 10032

New York

The Daniel and Jane Och Spine Hospital at NewYork-Presbyterian/Allen, New York, New York, United States, 10034

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study

    18 Years to

    Sexes Eligible for Study

    ALL

    Accepts Healthy Volunteers

    No

    Collaborators and Investigators

    Columbia University,

    Study Record Dates

    2026-06-30