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Effect of transcranial magnetic stimulation on functional outcome in individuals with incomplete spinal cord injury: a randomized controlled study

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Nervous System Diseases
Registration Number
PACTR202302883669762
Lead Sponsor
Ahmed mohamed elsaied
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

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Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
Male
Target Recruitment
50
Inclusion Criteria

Forty male patients with traumatic incomplete spinal cord injury at mid thoracic level (T6-T12) according to American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) scale motor and sensory for lower limb (5) .
-Patient's age ranged from 25 to 45 years.
-Duration of illness ranged from three months to 12 months.
-Spastcity of the paretic lower limb was not more than grade 2 according to the Modified aschowrth scale (MAS).
-Degree of weakness in paretic lower limb muscles wasn’t less than (grade 2) according to group muscle test.(not less than ASIA B according to ASIA scale.

Exclusion Criteria

-Other causes of spinal cord disorders e.g : Neoplastic, Multiple Sclerosis , infected disorder of spinal cord , amyotrophic lateral sclerosis , T.B. or myelopathy.
-Cardiac pacemaker

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
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