Status:
COMPLETED
In-home Telerehabilitation for Quadriplegic Hand Function
Lead Sponsor:
University of Alberta
Collaborating Sponsors:
International Spinal Research Trust
Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research
Conditions:
Spinal Cord Injury
Quadriplegia
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE2
PHASE3
Brief Summary
1. To evaluate improvements in hand function in stable, cervical spinal cord injured (SCI) subjects treated with functional electrical stimulation (FES)-assisted exercise; 2. To compare the informatio...
Detailed Description
Chronic C5, 6 or 7 SCI subjects who have sustained a cervical SCI resulting in complete or incomplete quadriplegia. Time since injury at least one year at time of entry to study. Subjects may have a c...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Chronic C5, 6 or 7 SCI subjects who have sustained a cervical SCI resulting in complete or incomplete quadriplegia. Time since injury at least one year at time of entry to study. Subjects may have a complete or an incomplete injury but must demonstrate loss of finger grasp and release as well as loss of thumb lateral (key) pinch bilaterally or unilaterally. Subjects must be stable neurologically and medically, cognitively intact, and willing and able to attend the requisite appointments for participation in the study.
Exclusion
- Subjects with unresolved medical issues such as easily triggered autonomic dysreflexia and/or hypotension.
- Subjects demonstrating severe spasticity affecting the upper extremities, fixed hand contractures with loss of suppleness and range of movement at the metacarpal-phalangeal joints, absence of voluntary ability to extend the wrist against gravity and/or insufficient muscle strength to abduct (lift) the arm against gravity.
- Subjects with unresolved substance abuse problems
- Subjects with a history of head injury, epilepsy in self or close relative and/or cognitive impairment
- Subjects with intracranial metal inclusions
- Subjects, who upon initial testing, demonstrate partial or complete denervation (loss of nerve supply) of the nerves to the the targeted muscle.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
13 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00656149
Start Date
May 1 2007
End Date
December 1 2010
Last Update
January 12 2017
Active Locations (1)
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Centre for Neuroscience, University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6C1M8