Changes of Parameters of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Patients With Spinal Cord Injury

• Conditions: Spinal Cord Injury

• Registration Number: NCT00228085
• Lead Sponsor: National Taiwan University Hospital

Brief Summary

CNS reorganization is evidenced in patients with CNS lesion, no exception to the patients with spinal cord injury. The paraplegics have to increase their loading of upper extremities to compesate the lost function of lower extremities. We hypothesize that CNS reorganization can happen in the chronic paraplegics. We try to compare the changes of parameters of transcranial magnetic stimulation in these patients with the normal population cross-sectionally.

Detailed Description

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Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design
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Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2005-09
• Study Start: 2005-09
• Study First Submitted: 2005-09-26
• Study First Submitted QC: 2005-09-26
• Last Update Submitted: 2005-09-26
• Study First Posted: 2005-09-28
• Last Update Posted: 2005-09-28

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

• patients with complete thoracic spinal cord injury
• onset > 6 months
• ASIA scale: A
• normal bilateral upper extremities

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Exclusion Criteria

• Evidence of brain injury
• Evidence of peripheral neuropathy
• Active major medical diseases (eg: fever, maligancies, DM, liver or kidney diseases)

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

National Taiwan University Hospital; 🇨🇳 Taipei, Taiwan