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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12618000214235
ACTRN12618000214235
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Abdominal Functional Electrical Stimulation to reduce respiratory complications in spinal cord injury: a randomised controlled trial

euroscience Research Australia0 sites240 target enrollmentFebruary 9, 2018

Overview

Phase
N/A
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Spinal cord injury
Sponsor
euroscience Research Australia
Enrollment
240
Status
Recruiting
Last Updated
4 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
February 9, 2018
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
4 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
euroscience Research Australia

Eligibility Criteria

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)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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