Nerve Transfer Surgery to Restore Upper-limb Function After Cervical Spinal Cord Injury

About this trial

This trial is enrolling individuals with chronic cervical spinal cord injuries to test the effect of nerve transfer surgery on arm and hand function. Nerve transfer surgery relocates an intact nerve to a target nerve attached to a muscle that has significant weakness or paralysis. If included, participants will receive nerve transfer surgery. Recipients will be compared with matched individuals who do not receive nerve transfer surgery (control group). Final testing of arm and hand function will be performed after 2 years.