Effect of tSCS on Ankle Movement Training in Individuals With SCI

Rehabilitation

General health

Online since 16 December 2024, updated 40 days ago

About this trial

This trial is enrolling 80 participants, healthy individuals and persons with chronic spinal cord injury to test the effect of transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation (SCS) on muscle response. SCS is a technique for stimulating the spinal cord via skin-surface electrodes to modify spinal cord function. If included, participants will receive 30 minutes of SCS during machine-assisted ankle movement training, either in a single session or three times per week for 4 weeks, or no intervention. Final testing of muscle response will be performed after 4 weeks.

Included participants

Gender

All

Age

≥ 20 years

Injury level

C1 - S5

Severity (AIS)?

Time since injury

≥ 1 year

Healthy volunteers

Yes

C1-S5

Additionally, participants must

NOT have a pacemaker

What’s involved

Type

Rehabilitation

Details

- Participants will receive 30 minutes of transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation (SCS) during machine-assisted ankle movement training, either in a single session or three times per week for 4 weeks, or no intervention. - SCS is a technique for stimulating the spinal cord via surface stimulation to modify spinal cord function. - Final testing of muscle response will be performed after 4 weeks.

Potential benefits

Main benefits

General health

Additional benefits

Spasticity

Standing/walking/mobility

Mechanism of action

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

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