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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12621000086864
ACTRN12621000086864
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Abdominal Functional Electrical Stimulation for Orthostatic Hypotension in Adults with Spinal Cord Injury

euroscience Research Australia0 sites18 target enrollmentFebruary 1, 2021

Overview

Phase
N/A
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
spinal cord injury
Sponsor
euroscience Research Australia
Enrollment
18
Status
Not Yet Recruiting
Last Updated
5 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
February 1, 2021
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
5 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
euroscience Research Australia

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Greater than 6 weeks post\-injury.
  • Spinal injury to C1\- T5 with an American Spinal Injuries Association Impairment Scale of A\-C
  • Tilt table naive
  • Abdominal FES naive
  • Seated systolic blood pressure of \< 100 mmHg.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Greater than 26 weeks post injury
  • Mechanical ventilation dependency
  • American Spinal Injuries Association Impairment Scale D or E (Patients have near normal function and have low risk of hypotension).
  • Progressive neurological disease or chronic respiratory disease.
  • Physical obstacles that stop the ability to perform Abdominal FES (e.g. pregnancy, abdominal trauma, pacemaker)
  • No response to FES
  • Current use of blood pressure medication Feeding tube
  • Colostomy

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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