Effects of cycling with afferent stimulation in subjects with spinal cord injury

Completed

• Conditions: Spinal cord injury; Nervous System Diseases

• Registration Number: ISRCTN26172500
• Lead Sponsor: ational Hospital for Paraplegics in Toledo (Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos de Toledo)

Brief Summary

2018 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29340899

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2016-06-01
• Study Start: 2016-07-15
• Last Update Posted: 19 February 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 28

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion criteria for non-injured subjects:
1. Age between 18 and 65
2. Not pregnant
3. Absence of neurological lesions
4. Availability to participate to the study
5. Tolerance of mild bursts of cutaneous electrical stimulation

Inclusion criteria for subjects with SCI:
1. Age between 18 and 65
2. Not pregnant
3. Availability to participate to the study
4. Tolerance of mild bursts of cutaneous electrical stimulation
5. Standard rehabilitation performed at the hospital
6. Neurological level of injury between C5 and T10
7. Less than 10 months from the time of SCI

Exclusion Criteria

1. Evidence or known history of epilepsy
2. Pregnancy
3. Evidence of lower limb musculoskeletal injury
4. Evidence of peripheral nervous system disorders

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Plantar cutaneous-conditioned H-reflex modulation is measured using electromyography on the Soleus muscle before and after each exercise execution<br>2. H-reflex amplitude is analyzed by measuring the amplitude of the H-reflex wave before and after each exercise execution

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
o secondary outcome measures