Effects of orthotic therapeutic electrical stimulation in the treatment of patients with paresis associated with acute cervical spinal cord injury
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Acute cervical spinal cord injury
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000026632
- Lead Sponsor
- Japan Organization of Occupational Health and Safety, Spinal Injuries Center, Fukuoka, Japan
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
Those with spinal injuries classified as grades A, D and E according to the Frankel grading system were excluded. In addition, the following were also considered as exclusion criteria for TES: patients with dementia, mental illness, patients wearing ventilators, and patients with injury to the fingers or forearms.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The evaluation items consisted of the total passive motion (TPM) of fingers ; and data was collected over time, namely at one week, one month, and three months after injury. For the TPM of the fingers, the total passive motion was measured separately on the right side and on the left side on the basis of the flexion-extension range of motion in the MP, PIP and DIP joints of the first finger to the fifth finger (14 joints, 28 motions: 1420 Deg in total).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The upper limb ASIA motor score and the edema.