Clinical trials: SCS
Motor Activity
Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation in Healthy Subjects to Activate Central Pattern Generator
The purpose of this study is to determinate whether the application of transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation produce changes in the excitability of alpha moto neurone in healthy volunteers.
- Trial name
- NCT04241406
- Testing
- Transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation
- Where
- 3 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Castilla-La Mancha
Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI), Orthostatic Hypotension, Dysautonomic
Cardiovascular Function and Response to Stimulation Within the First Year After Spinal Cord Injury
The study aims to explore how cardiovascular function changes in the first year after a spinal cord injury, and to see how different treatments, like spinal stimulation through the skin (transcutaneous spinal stimulation), affect…
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI), Orthostatic Hypotension, Dysautonomic, Cardiovascular, Transcutaneous Spinal Stimulation
- Trial name
- NCT06841198
- Testing
- spinal cord transcutaneous stimulation, Ice testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kessler Foundation
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
Parkinson Disease
The Effect of Multi-target Magnetic Stimulation on Freezing Gait in PD
This study is a double-blinded randomized study examining the effectiveness of the multi-target magnetic stimulation treatment on Freezing of Gait (FOG) phenomenon in patients with Parkinson's disease.
- Trial name
- NCT05174299
- Testing
- magnetic stimulation
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University
Healthy Volunteers, Spinal Cord Injury
Chronic Transcutaneous Stimulation to Promote Motor Function and Recovery in Individuals With Paralysis or Paresis
This is an early feasibility trial to determine whether transcutaneous neuromuscular electrical stimulation, with or without transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation, using an investigational neurostimulation device improves…
- Conditions
- Healthy Volunteers, Spinal Cord Injury, Stroke, Paralysis
- Trial name
- NCT04755699
- Testing
- Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health
Spinal Cord Stimulation, Insulin Secretion
Effect of Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) on Insulin Secretion in Humans
This trial investigates the effect of BurstDR and tonic spinal cord stimulation (SCS) on glucose metabolism and heart rate variability in patients with neuropathic pain.
- Trial name
- NCT05794776
- Testing
- BurstDR stimulation, Tonic stimulation, No stimulation
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Tuebingen
Chronic Pain, Low Back Pain
High Frequency Stimulation Trials in Patients With Precision Spinal Cord Stimulator System
Study designed to compare the conventional stimulation programming versus the high frequency stimulation programming of the spinal cord stimulator for subjects who already have a spinal cord stimulator.
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain, Low Back Pain, Radiculopathy, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
- Trial name
- HFSCS (NCT02265848)
- Testing
- High frequency stimulation, Low frequency stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Center for Clinical Research, Winston-Salem, NC
Craniosynostosis Patients Undergoing Distraction Osteotomy
Effect of Tranexamic Acid Based on Pharmacokinetics in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Craniosynostosis Surgery: Randomized Controlled Trial
Massive bleeding is expected when performing distraction osteotomy for craniosynostosis patients. Since such operation is performed at very young age, many efforts are performed in order to reduce the total amount of bleeding and…
- Trial name
- NCT02180321
- Testing
- Tranexamic Acid, normal saline
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yonsei University
Neuromodulatory Effects of TSCS and FES in Lower Limbs
Ultrasound for Quantifying Muscle Activation Elicited by Spinal Cord Stimulation and Functional Electrical Stimulation
Transcutaneous (non-invasive) spinal cord stimulation (tSCS) has been shown to facilitate volitional motor activity in patients with spinal cord injury.
- Trial name
- NCT07206797
- Testing
- Functional Electrical Stimulation, Transcutaneous (Non-Invasive) Spinal Cord Stimulation, Ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- North Carolina State University
Craniosynostoses
Craniosynostosis :Surgical Treatment Modalities and Outcome
Aim of study: 1. To evaluate outcome of cases( cosmoses and cognition) after Craniosynostosis surgery 2. - To ascertain intra- and postoperative complications
- Trial name
- NCT05511168
- Testing
- Craniostnostosis surgery
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Chronic Low Back Pain, Pain in Leg, Unspecified
Effect of Spinal Cord Stimulation on Gait and Balance in Chronic Low Back Pain Patients
Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) uses electrical signals to disrupt noxious signals arising from painful areas, thereby reducing pain perception.
- Trial name
- NCT03586882
- Testing
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas Back Institute
Chronic Pain
Microneurography and Spinal Cord Stimulation in Chronic Visceral Pain
The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of the spinal cord stimulator (A small wire is surgically implanted under the skin.
- Trial name
- AFTSCSCVP (NCT00678717)
- Testing
- Autonomic Evaluation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Stroke, Spinal Cord Injury
Synergistic Effect of Non-invasive Brain and Spinal Cord Stimulation
The goal of this clinical study is to investigate the potential synergy between non-invasive brain and spinal cord stimulation administered during a cognitive-motor task, in terms of their immediate effects on sensorimotor and…
- Conditions
- Stroke, Spinal Cord Injury, Able Bodied
- Trial name
- BrainSpineStim (NCT07334977)
- Testing
- tDCS, tSCS, Cognitive-Motor Task
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France
Restless Legs Syndrome, Neuropathic Pain
Spinal Cord Stimulation for Restless Legs Syndrome
The overall goal of this proposed study is to evaluate the underlying mechanisms of neural control of blood flow in the lower extremities in humans with restless leg syndrome (RLS).
- Trial name
- NCT03539081
- Testing
- Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry Scan, Laboratory Measurements, Blood Flow Measurement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marshall Holland
Chronic Low-back Pain
Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chronic Low Back Pain
As a leading cause of disability worldwide, chronic low back pain (cLBP) represents a significant medical and socioeconomic problem with estimated health care spending of $87 billion/annually.
- Trial name
- NCT05265000
- Testing
- tSpinalStim
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Craniosynostoses
Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Craniosynostosis Repair
Context: Craniosynostosis is a common craniofacial abnormality which can be associated with various clinical syndromes. Though it has been established that children with craniosynostosis score lower on certain developmental…
- Trial name
- NCT04072783
- Testing
- MRI,DTI, functional MRI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Cervical Spinal Cord Injury
Combined Therapeutic Air Mixture and Electrical Stimulation to Improve Breathing and Hand Function in Spinal Cord Injury
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine whether people with paralysis due to a spinal cord injury can benefit from breathing short intermittent bouts of air with low oxygen (O2) combined with slightly higher levels of…
- Trial name
- AIHH+tSCS (NCT06101199)
- Testing
- Acute Intermittent Hypercapnic Hypoxia, Transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
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
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation, Spinal Cord Stimulation
Therapist-dependent Dose of Spinal TENS
The intensity used during transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) in both, clinical practice and research studies, is often based on subjective commands such as "strong but comfortable sensation".
- Conditions
- Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation, Spinal Cord Stimulation, Dose-response Relationship
- Trial name
- NCT03179488
- Testing
- Spinal TENS
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Castilla-La Mancha
Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI), Prediabetes / Type 2 Diabetes
Neuromodulation for Metabolic Dysfunction
This study evaluates the use of noninvasive transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation (tSCS) to improve glucose regulation and metabolic function in individuals with and without spinal cord injury (SCI) across a spectrum of…
- Trial name
- NCT07597161
- Testing
- Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation (tSCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rahul Sachdeva