Status:

ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION

Improving Upper Extremity Function and Trunk Stability After Cervical Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)

Lead Sponsor:

Craig Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research

Conditions:

Cervical Spinal Cord Injury

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Ninety-nine individuals meeting the study's inclusion/exclusion criteria will be enrolled in this study. The objective of this study is to evaluate three different therapeutic approaches to synergisti...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • History of traumatic SCI
  • Less than 5months post SCI
  • SCI injury level C1-C8
  • SCI categorized as AIS B-D
  • Currently receiving inpatient rehabilitation at Craig Hospital
  • Passive range of motion (ROM) within functional limits at wrists, shoulders, and elbows
  • Demonstrate motor response to electrical stimulation in majority of UE muscle groups below level of injury (tested during screening)
  • No complicating physical or cognitive conditions (as determined by their physician) that would preclude safe use of electrical stimulation
  • Able to complete study as an outpatient if discharged from inpatient rehabilitation before completing 40 sessions of training

Exclusion

  • Unstable chronic cardiac or respiratory complaints
  • Current or history of UE contracture or skin pressure injuries that might interfere with intervention
  • Received Botox injections within the last 3 months
  • Pregnant
  • Implanted devices including: pacemaker, spinal cord stimulator, ventriculoperitoneal shunt, deep brain stimulator, or intra-thecal pump.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 23 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

June 1 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

99 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05191121

Start Date

February 23 2022

End Date

June 1 2027

Last Update

February 24 2025

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Craig Hospital

Englewood, Colorado, United States, 80113