Intramuscular Pacing to Enhance Voluntary Diaphragm Activation
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 16
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Electromyogram (EMG) will be used to assess the neuromuscular activation of the diaphragm
研究概览
简要总结
Respiratory dysfunction is the leading cause of death in individuals with spinal cord injuries (SCIs). Nearly one quarter of all SCI cases involve injury to the upper spinal cord segments which impairs neural activation of the diaphragm muscle and compromises breathing. Although mechanical ventilation can be life-saving after cervical SCI (C-SCI), it also triggers rapid and profound diaphragm muscle atrophy, thereby complicating (or even preventing) ventilator weaning. Intramuscular diaphragm stimulation, or diaphragm pacing, was developed to replace long-term ventilator support, and is now used acutely post C-SCI (<4 months following injury) to promote ventilator weaning. The impact of diaphragm pacing on respiratory function and diaphragm muscle activation has not been formally evaluated. This is an essential step in determining the efficacy of intramuscular diaphragm stimulation and its effects on respiratory function after SCI. Accordingly, this research study will evaluate the effects of intramuscular diaphragm stimulation and test the hypothesis that diaphragm pacing enhances neuromuscular diaphragm activation and respiratory function in adults with cervical SCIs. The investigators will test the hypothesis by evaluating the effects of diaphragm pacing on neuromuscular activation of the diaphragm by directly recording electromyogram (EMG) activity from the intramuscular pacing electrodes. Recording from these surgically-implanted electrodes allows direct comparisons of EMG activity across time, minimizing methodological limitations inherent with surface or percutaneous EMG recordings. This approach, in association with respiratory assessments, will be used to investigate the impact of diaphragm pacing in adults with intramuscular diaphragm pacing electrodes following acute, traumatic C-SCIs.
详细描述
Subject recruitment. Patients with acute, traumatic C-SCIs, scheduled to receive intramuscular diaphragm pacing OR who have recently received a diaphragm pacer (within past 5-days) will be recruited from two Level-1 trauma hospitals serving North Florida - UF Health Shands Hospitals in Gainesville and Jacksonville, Florida.
Enrollment. Patients with acute, traumatic C-SCIs (AIS A-C, affecting C1-C6 segments) who are scheduled to undergo or who have recently received implantation of diaphragm pacing electrodes (within recent 5-days) will be identified by the investigators.
After obtaining informed consent for participation in the study, members of the study team will review the participant's medical records to obtain study-related data and verify that the participant meets the study criteria. Clinical tests of sensory and motor function also may be conducted to verify the participant's SCI classification and extent of SCI. The tests of sensory and motor function are part of the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) Impairment Scale and the International Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury. These clinical assessments are part of standard clinical care and include tests of sensation (dermatomes) and muscle strength via manual muscle testing (myotomes). These tests are done to clinically determine which segmental levels of the spinal cord demonstrate normal or impaired function. These tests also aid in determining if the SCI is clinically complete or incomplete. Determination of complete versus incomplete is based on the sensory and motor function in the lowest sacral segments which control sensation and motor function at the anal sphincter. Respiratory function will be assessed by measurement of maximal expiratory pressures and standard spirometry (tidal breathing, maximal voluntary ventilation and flow-volume curves).
Following enrollment and implantation of diaphragm pacing electrodes, individuals will be assessed at regular intervals. Assessments will include: a.) clinical ASIA neurologic examination of sensory and motor function (as described above) b.) recording of intramuscular diaphragm EMGs c.) measurement of diaphragm muscle strength via standard clinical assessment of maximal inspiratory pressures and d.) standard clinical measures of respiratory function.
Up to 5 assessments will be conducted in the acute hospital setting; up to 5 assessments during inpatient rehabilitation (Brooks Rehabilitation); up to 4 assessments will be conducted after discharge to the home setting.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Case Only
- 时间视角
- Prospective
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Acute, traumatic cervical spinal cord injuries (C-SCIs), classified according to the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) Impairment Scale (AIS) as A-C (complete SCI (A); motor complete SCI (B); motor incomplete with minimal motor function (C)), affecting C1-C6 spinal cord segments
- •Scheduled to undergo implantation of a diaphragm pacer, or who have recently received (in past 5-days) implantation of intramuscular diaphragm pacing electrodes due to severe respiratory impairments and dependence on mechanical ventilation.
排除标准
- •Progressive neuromuscular diseases such as multiple sclerosis and myasthenia gravis
- •History of neurologic injuries such as stroke or prior SCI
- •Chest wall injuries or deformities likely to influence breathing
- •Pulmonary infection
- •Pregnancy
- •Cognitive impairments limiting study participation
结局指标
主要结局
Electromyogram (EMG) will be used to assess the neuromuscular activation of the diaphragm
时间窗: Change in baseline to months 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12
Neuromuscular activation of the diaphragm will be assessed by recording diaphragm EMGs from the surgically-implanted intramuscular stimulating electrodes. This approach will allow for comparisons of EMG recordings across time. EMGs will be recorded during non-stimulated respiration (diaphragm pacer turned off) and simultaneously with assessments of respiratory function. A Friedman's ANOVA will be used to test for differences in the EMG outcomes across the multiple (4 or more) time points. Post-hoc comparisons will be conducted using a Wilcoxon signed-rank test.
Spirometry and forced flow volume curves/loops will be used to assess respiratory function at maximal effort
时间窗: Change in baseline to months 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12
Respiratory function will be assessed using standard clinical approaches to measure inspiratory and expiratory pressures and volumes as well as standard spirometry. A Friedman's ANOVA will be used to test for differences in the respiratory outcomes across the multiple (4 or more) time points. Post-hoc comparisons will be conducted using a Wilcoxon signed-rank test.
Maximal inspiratory pressure will be used to assess diaphragm strength
时间窗: Change in baseline to months 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12
Respiratory function will be assessed using standard clinical approaches to measure inspiratory and expiratory pressures and volumes as well as standard spirometry. A Friedman's ANOVA will be used to test for differences in the respiratory outcomes across the multiple (4 or more) time points. Post-hoc comparisons will be conducted using a Wilcoxon signed-rank test.
Maximal expiratory pressure will be used to assess respiratory function
时间窗: Change in baseline to months 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12
Respiratory function will be assessed using standard clinical approaches to measure inspiratory and expiratory pressures and volumes as well as standard spirometry. A Friedman's ANOVA will be used to test for differences in the respiratory outcomes across the multiple (4 or more) time points. Post-hoc comparisons will be conducted using a Wilcoxon signed-rank test.
Sniff nasal inspiratory pressure may be used to assess diaphragm strength
时间窗: Change in baseline to months 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12
Respiratory function will be assessed using standard clinical approaches to measure inspiratory and expiratory pressures and volumes as well as standard spirometry. A Friedman's ANOVA will be used to test for differences in the respiratory outcomes across the multiple (4 or more) time points. Post-hoc comparisons will be conducted using a Wilcoxon signed-rank test.
Spirometry and flow volume curves/loops will be used to assess respiratory function at rest
时间窗: Change in baseline to months 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12
Respiratory function will be assessed using standard clinical approaches to measure inspiratory and expiratory pressures and volumes as well as standard spirometry. A Friedman's ANOVA will be used to test for differences in the respiratory outcomes across the multiple (4 or more) time points. Post-hoc comparisons will be conducted using a Wilcoxon signed-rank test.
次要结局
- American Spinal Cord Injury (ASIA) Impairment Scale(Change in baseline to months 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12)