Functional Electrical Stimulations With and Without Motor Priming Exercises in Spinal Cord Injury
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
What’s involved
Type
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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Wings for Life has proudly initiated, led and funded the new version of the SCI Trials Finder website. Wings for Life aims to find a cure for spinal cord injuries. The not-for-profit foundation funds world-class scientific research and clinical trials around the globe.
Learn more- Recruitment
- Unknown
- Trial start date
- 15 Mar 2022
- Organisation
- Riphah International University
- Recruitment
- Unknown
- Trial start date
- 15 Mar 2022
- Organisation
- Riphah International University
About this trial
Included participants
What’s involved
Potential benefits
Wings for Life supports SCITrialsFinder
Wings for Life has proudly initiated, led and funded the new version of the SCI Trials Finder website. Wings for Life aims to find a cure for spinal cord injuries. The not-for-profit foundation funds world-class scientific research and clinical trials around the globe.
Learn more