Get A Grip: Spinal stimulation for upper limb and respiratory function in incomplete tetraplegia
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injury- Incomplete tetraplegiaNeurological - Other neurological disordersInjuries and Accidents - Other injuries and accidents
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12623000793617
- Lead Sponsor
- euroscience Research Australia (NeuRA)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 48
Aged 18 years or older
- Have a motor incomplete (American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) Impairment Scale (AIS) C or D) spinal cord injury sustained a minimum of 12 months prior to consent.
- Able to breathe independently
- Have an injury level between C2 and C8 neurological levels.
- Willing and able to participate in a training program three times a week for 6 weeks
• Have a history of clinically significant autonomic dysreflexia in response to electrical stimulation
• Unable to elicit reflexes whilst experiencing the stimulation
• Cannot tolerate spinal stimulation at a therapeutic intensity
• Have a progressive neurological disease or other major neurological condition other than the spinal cord injury (e.g., severe traumatic brain injury or stroke)
• Open surgery within the last 3 months
• Syrinx (fluid-filled cyst or cavity in spinal cord) on recent MRI
• Severe upper limb spasticity or contractures
• Any serious medical condition, cognitive impairment (i.e. trouble remembering or learning), drug dependency, psychiatric illness or behavioural problem preventing you from adhering to the protocol
• Cardiac pacemaker or pregnant
• Stem cell or olfactory ensheathing cell therapy within the last 5 years
• Currently taking part, or in the follow-up period, of any other clinical trial
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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