Clinical trials: Spinal Cord Stimulation
Acute Spinal Cord Injury, Spinal Cord Injuries
Safety, Feasibility, and Efficacy of TSCS on Stabilizing Blood Pressure for Acute Inpatients With SCI
Current forms of pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatments for hypotension and orthostatic hypotension (OH) remain inadequate during acute inpatient rehabilitation (AIR) following a traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI).
- Conditions
- Acute Spinal Cord Injury, Spinal Cord Injuries, Neuromodulation, Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
- Trial name
- NCT06000592
- Testing
- Digitimer
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Jill M. Wecht, Ed.D.
Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Neuromuscular Disorders
Study of Feasibility to Reliably Measure Functional Abilities' Changes in Nonambulant Neuromuscular Patients Without Trial Site Visiting
Clinical trials organization in several neuromuscular disorders (NMD) has some specific issues. Nonambulant status and difficulties with transportation are among them.
- Trial name
- NCT02235090
- Testing
- Direct current stimulation of cervical spinal cord
- Where
- Ukraine
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charitable Foundation Children with Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Parkinson's Disease (PD), Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS)
Trial of Four Spinal Cord Stimulation Paradigms for Gait Impairment in Parkinson's Disease
Patients with PD and SCS treatment for gait impairment entered a cross-over trial of four stimulation paradigms; high frequency/low pulse width, low frequency/high pulse width, Fast-Acting Sub-perception Therapy, and MicroBurst.
- Trial name
- NCT07659405
- Testing
- Stimulation paradigm: High frequency / low pulse width, Stimulation paradigm: Low frequency / high pulse width, MicroBurst
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Spinal Cord Injuries
Spinal Cord Stimulation and Training
This study will help the investigators better understand the changes in short-term excitability and long-term plasticity of corticospinal, reticulospinal and spinal neural circuits and how the changes impact the improvements of…
- Trial name
- NCT05472584
- Testing
- Electrophysiology assessment - corticospinal tract, Electrophysiology assessment - reticulospinal tract, Electrophysiology assessment - spinal motoneuron
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Spinal Cord Injury, Spinal Cord Injury Subacute
Spinal Stimulation With Gait Training to Improve Lower Limbs Motor Recovery in Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal cord injury (SCI) often results in partial or complete loss of movement. In the subacute phase (< 6 months), the central nervous system shows increased potential for neuroplasticity, making it more responsive to…
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injury, Spinal Cord Injury Subacute, Locomotion, Gait Disorder, Sensorimotor
- Trial name
- CIMELocomotion (NCT07375745)
- Testing
- Protocol 2: Gait training combined with an effective tSCS
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation of Greater Montreal
Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)
Safety and Tolerability of Low Motoneuron Stimulation Via Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Spinal Muscular Atrophy
There is a general physiological rule that any organ or system needs some minimal amount of activity to prevent its atrophy or degeneration.
- Trial name
- STIM-SMA (NCT06977269)
- Testing
- High-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, lumbar puncture
- Where
- Ukraine
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Charitable Foundation Children with Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Spinal Cord Injuries
Non-invasive Spinal Stimulation as an Adjuvant Therapy for Trunk Control After Pediatric SCI
The overall purpose of this study is to test the efficacy of multi-modal training combining activity-based locomotor training and transcutaneous spinal stimulation (ABLT+scTS) to improve sitting posture and trunk control in…
- Trial name
- NCT05091463
- Testing
- Biostim-5/Neostim transcutaneous spinal stimulator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- University of Louisville
Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI)
Epidural Spinal Cord Stimulation for Restoring Walking in Spinal Cord Injury
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of Epidural Electrical Stimulation (EES) combined with rehabilitation training for the reconstruction of walking in patients with chronic spinal cord…
- Trial name
- NCT07306052
- Testing
- Epidural spinal cord stimulation, Rehabilitation Therapy, positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine
Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI)
Spatiotemporal tSCS in Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal cord injury leads to long-lasting impairment, and currently, there is no cure for paralysis. Although transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation has shown promising results in recovering lost movements, its poor selectivity in…
- Trial name
- NCT07397559
- Testing
- No Stimulation, Conventional tSCS, Spatiotemporal tSCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Spinal Cord Injuries
Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Electrical Stimulation Combined With Kunming Locomotor Training for the Treatment of Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a common and severe traumatic central nervous system injury in clinical practice. Currently, the treatment of SCI remains a worldwide challenge.International studies have confirmed that TSCS is an…
- Trial name
- NCT06802640
- Testing
- Transcutaneous spinal cord electrical stimulation and Kunming Locomotor Training
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Kunming Tongren Hospital
Spinal Cord Injuries
Influence of Spinal Stimulation Frequency on Spasticity, Motor Control, and Pain After Spinal Cord Injury
The goal of this study is to identify the effect of different types of noninvasive spinal stimulation on spasticity (involuntary muscle activity), muscle strength, and pain in people with spinal cord injury.
- Trial name
- NCT06214208
- Testing
- Transcutaneous Spinal Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Shepherd Center, Atlanta GA
Spastic Cerebral Palsy, Dysarthria
Lateral Cord Magnetic Stimulation For Refractory Spastic Cerebral Palsy
Lateral cord stimulation (LCS) was discovered by the author as the producer of an average threshold increase for abnormal muscle contraction responses, in experimental pathological conditions, as described and referred.
- Trial name
- NCT03676439
- Testing
- Magnetic Spinal Stimulation
- Where
- Argentina
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Sociedad Argenttina de Neuromodulación
Chronic Pain Syndrome
Post-reimbursement Study to Follow Spinal Neurostimulator Devices for Pain Therapy (French SCS Registry)
Observational study to evaluate the long term efficacy of Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) over 2 years following SCS implant. This study is requested by French Health Authorities for reimbursement renewal, to maintain reimbursement…
- Trial name
- SME (NCT01778426)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 414 people
- Sponsor
- MedtronicNeuro
Spinal Cord Injury
Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) Cycling for Children With Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI)
The overall objective of this research project is to examine the clinical efficacy of lower extremity cycling with functional electrical stimulation to improve the health and fitness of children with spinal cord injuries (SCI).
- Trial name
- NCT00245726
- Testing
- FES Cycle, ES therapy, Passive (Motor Assist) Cycle
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Shriners Hospitals for Children
Perinatal Spinal Cord Injury
Understanding Perinatal Spinal Cord Injury
The purpose of this study is to deepen our understanding of children who have a cervical spinal cord injury obtained in utero or at birth and examine the effects of tailored activity-based recovery training (ABRT) in combination…
- Trial name
- NCT06808035
- Testing
- Activity-Based Recovery Training, Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- University of Louisville
Spina Bifida, Myelomeningocele
tSCS in Children With Spina Bifida
A single-center, open-label, investigational pilot trial to explore potential effects of transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation on leg muscle strength and walking in children with myelomeningocele.
- Trial name
- NCT07615686
- Testing
- Transcutaneous stimulator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Bailey Petersen
Neurogenic Bladder Due to Spina Bifida
Tibial Nerve Stimulation for Pediatric Spina Bifida Neurogenic Bladder
The purpose of this study is to determine the safety, feasibility, and compliance of a daily home transcutaneous tibial nerve stimulation (tTNS) protocol in children with chronic neurogenic bladder (NB) provided by self or…
- Trial name
- NCT07136688
- Testing
- Stamobil electric stimulator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Neurogenic Bowel, Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI)
Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation for Bowel Management in Individuals with Motor Complete Spinal Cord Injury
The primary goals of this pilot trial are to understand the feasibility and safety of thoracolumbar transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation for neurogenic bowel management in individuals with new onset, traumatic, cervicothoracic…
- Trial name
- NCT06801431
- Testing
- Transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
Cerebral Palsy, Spasticity
Spinal Cord Stimulation for Children With Cerebral Palsy
The goal of this clinical trial is to help understand spinal cord excitability in children with cerebral palsy compared to neurologically typical children.
- Trial name
- NCT07516067
- Testing
- Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation (tSCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Martin Piazza
Cervical Spinal Cord Injury
Abdominal Functional Electrical Stimulation Training and Its Effect on Mechanical Insufflation-Exsufflation
Compromised respiratory function as a result of tetraplegia is a leading cause of rehospitalisation for the tetraplegic patient group.
- Trial name
- NCT01800409
- Testing
- AFES
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde