Task Practice and Spinal Cord Stimulation

Rehabilitation

Arm/hand function

Online since 22 November 2024, updated 29 days ago

About this trial

This feasibility trial is enrolling 6 participants with chronic cervical spinal cord injury to test the effect of rehabilitation task practice combined with transcutaneous cervical spinal cord stimulation (SCS) on hand function. SCS is a technique for stimulating the spinal cord via skin-surface electrodes to modify spinal cord function. If included, participants will perform hand rehabilitation tasks while receiving SCS three times per week for 4 months. Final testing of hand function will be performed after 6 months.

Included participants

Gender

All

Age

22 - 70 years

Injury level

C1 - T1

Severity (AIS)?

AIS-B

AIS-C

AIS-D

Time since injury

≥ 1 year

Healthy volunteers

C1-T1

Additionally, participants must

NOT have any active implanted medical device

NOT have a history of additional neurologic diseases such as stroke, multiple sclerosis, traumatic brain injury, epilepsy or history of seizures

What’s involved

Type

Rehabilitation

Details

- Participants will engage in hand rehabilitation tasks, including gross hand movements, grasp, and pinch exercises, while receiving transcutaneous cervical spinal cord stimulation (SCS) three times per week for 60 minutes over a 4-month period. - SCS is a technique for stimulating the spinal cord via surface stimulation to modify spinal cord function. - Final testing of hand function will be performed after 6 months.

Potential benefits

Main benefits

Arm/hand function

Additional benefits

General health

Spasticity

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

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