Abdominal Functional Electrical Stimulation to reduce respiratory complications in spinal cord injury

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Spinal cord injury; Neurological - Other neurological disorders; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitation; Respiratory - Other respiratory disorders / diseases; Injuries and Accidents - Other injuries and accidents

• Registration Number: ACTRN12618000214235
• Lead Sponsor: euroscience Research Australia

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-02-09
• Last Update Posted: 28 June 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 240

Inclusion Criteria

5-10 days post cervical spinal cord injury (i.e. tetraplegia)
post definitive spinal surgery, where indicated
no respiratory complications in previous 24 hours (screening out iatrogenic complications)

Exclusion Criteria

- mechanical ventilation dependency
- American Spinal Injuries Association Impairment Scale D
- progressive neurological disease or chronic respiratory disease
- physical obstacles that prevent Abdominal FES (e.g. pregnancy, abdominal trauma, pacemaker)
- no response to Abdominal FES (e.g. lower motor neuron impairment)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified