Status:
COMPLETED
Walking Adaptability Post-Spinal Cord Injury
Lead Sponsor:
University of Florida
Collaborating Sponsors:
United States Department of Defense
Malcom Randall VA Medical Center
Conditions:
Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury
Brown Sequard Syndrome
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is: (1) to establish assessment techniques (in our laboratory) to identify the functional integrity of long spinal tracts associated with adaptive walking recovery post-spina...
Detailed Description
Eligible individuals without spinal cord injury that are enrolled in the study will participate for 1-2 days. These individuals may undergo a variety of non-invasive neurophysiological tests which eva...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 18 years or older
- no neurologic injury (for individuals without SCI)
- \>12 mos post-incomplete SCI (iSCI), discharged from in- and out-patient rehabilitation, with diagnosis of first time motor iSCI (AIS C or D with upper motor neuron lesions at cervical or thoracic levels) (for individuals with SCI)
- medically stable condition with no changes in anti-spasticity meds
- ability to walk in the home and/or ambulate in the community using a single cane or crutch, bilateral canes or crutches, or no device
- walking speeds \> 0.3 m/sec, with deficit performance on the Dynamic Gait Index
- medically approved for participation
Exclusion
- current participation in another rehabilitation program/research protocol
- history of congenital SCI or other degenerative spinal disorders
- inappropriate or unsafe fit of the harness and/or joint contractures or severe spasticity that would prohibit the safe provision of training
- receipt of a therapeutic intervention or medication within the last 6 mos that would alter the nervous system's ability to respond to treatment (e.g. Botox injections)
- unable to safely receive transcranial magnetic stimulation due to positive history which prohibits its use
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
7 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01851629
Start Date
June 1 2013
End Date
February 1 2015
Last Update
May 1 2015
Active Locations (4)
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1
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida, United States, 32608
2
Brain Rehabilitation Research Center, Malcom Randall VAMC
Gainesville, Florida, United States, 32610
3
Brooks Rehabilitation
Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 32216
4
James A. Haley VA Medical Center
Tampa, Florida, United States, 33612