Neuromodulation After Spinal Cord Injury to Improve Limb Function

Description

The University at Buffalo (UB) Department of Rehabilitation Sciences is looking for adult volunteers with and without spinal cord injuries for a study on hand movement. The goal of the study is to learn about how the brain, nerves, and muscles of the body are connected and perform everyday tasks. This may help us to develop ways to improve the hand functions of people with spinal cord injuries.

Conditions

Spinal Cord Injury, Spinal Cord Injury Cervical

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The University at Buffalo (UB) Department of Rehabilitation Sciences is looking for adult volunteers with and without spinal cord injuries for a study on hand movement. The goal of the study is to learn about how the brain, nerves, and muscles of the body are connected and perform everyday tasks. This may help us to develop ways to improve the hand functions of people with spinal cord injuries.

Neuromodulation After Spinal Cord Injury to Improve Limb Function

Neuromodulation After Spinal Cord Injury to Improve Limb Function

Condition
Spinal Cord Injury
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Buffalo

The Kimball Tower at The State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, United States, 14214

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

  • * Healthy adults between the ages of 18-75 years old who are right-handed
  • * Adults between the ages of 18-75 years old who have had a spinal cord injury (SCI)
  • * Uncontrolled medical problems including pulmonary, cardiovascular or orthopedic disease
  • * Any debilitating disease prior to the SCI that caused exercise intolerance
  • * Ongoing major depression or altered cognitive status
  • * Metal plate in skull
  • * History of seizures
  • * Receiving drugs acting primarily on the central nervous system, which lower the seizure threshold such as antipsychotic drugs
  • * Pregnant females

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 75 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

State University of New York at Buffalo,

Hang Jin Jo, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, State University of New York at Buffalo

Study Record Dates

2028-01