Status:

ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION

Neuromodulation of Spinal Locomotor Circuitry to Elicit Stepping After Pediatric Spinal Cord Injury

Lead Sponsor:

University of Louisville

Collaborating Sponsors:

Kentucky Spinal Cord and Head Injury Research Trust and Board

Kosair Charities, Inc.

Conditions:

Spinal Cord Injuries

Eligibility:

All Genders

4-12 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Spinal cord injury (SCI) results in damage to the descending neural pathways and leads to the immediate dysfunction of multiple physiological systems below the level of injury. Like adults, children w...

Detailed Description

Like in adults, children with spinal cord injury (SCI) in children suffer from neuromuscular paralysis which results in the inability to sit, stand, and walk. Current therapeutic interventions, e.g. l...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Children with acquired, upper motor neuron (T10 and above) SCI, traumatic and non-traumatic,
  • Chronic injury, defined as greater than one year post injury
  • Age 4-12 years,
  • Discharged from inpatient rehabilitation,
  • Unable to stand, walk, or initiate steps.

Exclusion

  • Botox use within past 3 months
  • Current oral baclofen use,
  • Baclofen pump in use,
  • Musculoskeletal impairment limiting range of motion, unhealed fracture or other medical complication limiting participation,
  • Prior surgery for scoliosis, post SCI
  • Congenital SCI,
  • Total ventilator dependence.
  • For Aim 3, additional exclusionary criteria are:
  • Unwilling or unable to wean from baclofen during training,
  • Use of braces (trunk or lower limb brace).

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 12 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

January 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

8 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04077346

Start Date

April 12 2021

End Date

January 1 2026

Last Update

February 26 2025

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Department of Neurosurgery, University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky, United States, 40202