Functional Electrical Stimulations With and Without Motor Priming Exercises in Spinal Cord Injury

Technology

Arm/hand function

Online since 22 September 2022, updated 169 days ago

About this trial

This trial is enrolling individuals with recent (less than 18 months post injury) incomplete cervical spinal cord injuries to test the effect of functional electric stimulation and "motor priming exercises" on hand function. If included, participants will receive either: 1) functional electrical stimulation from electrodes on the skin, combined with "motor priming exercises"; 2) functional electrical stimulation alone; or 3) conventional physical therapy. Final testing will be performed after 6 weeks.

Included participants

Gender

All

Age

15 - 50 years

Injury level

C6 - C7

Severity (AIS)?

AIS-D

Time since injury

≤ 18 months

Healthy volunteers

C6-C7

Additionally, participants must

HAVE voluntary wrist extension

What’s involved

Type

Technology

Details

Participants will receive one session per day of one of the following: 1) functional electrical stimulation with motor priming exercise, 2) only functional electrical stimulation or 3) conventional physical therapy. Electrical stimulation will be performed using electrodes attached to the surface of the skin over nerves in the arm. Training session will be for one hour, 5 days per week over the course of a total of four weeks.

Potential benefits

Main benefits

Arm/hand function

Additional benefits

Good to know: Potential benefits are defined as outcomes that are being measured during and/or after the trial.

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