Status:

RECRUITING

Ultrasound for Quantifying Muscle Activation Elicited by Spinal Cord Stimulation and Functional Electrical Stimulation

Lead Sponsor:

North Carolina State University

Collaborating Sponsors:

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Conditions:

Neuromodulatory Effects of TSCS and FES in Lower Limbs

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-60 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Transcutaneous (non-invasive) spinal cord stimulation (tSCS) has been shown to facilitate volitional motor activity in patients with spinal cord injury. tSCS is known to activate the same neural struc...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Between 18 and 60 years of age
  • Weight less than 220 lb
  • Healthy and able to walk at preferred speed without an assistive device
  • Able to tolerate functional electrical stimulation and tSCS.

Exclusion

  • Active infection
  • history of cancer,
  • broken skin, sores, or areas of acute eczema near the electrode sites
  • metal implants, such as staples or pins, near the electrode sites
  • any neurological disorders
  • difficulty walking or an orthopedic condition that would impede walking normally without assistance
  • absent sensation in the lower extremities or trunk (torso),
  • allergies to adhesive skin tapes and/or ultrasound gels,
  • heart conditions
  • an implanted electronic device such as a pacemaker
  • current pregnancy
  • having no physiological response to FES and/or tSCS.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

June 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT07206797

Start Date

June 1 2025

End Date

June 1 2026

Last Update

October 14 2025

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Engineering Building III

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States, 27695