Efficacy of rTMS Treatment After Spinal Cord Injury
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-80
SponsorOslo University Hospital
About this trial
There is accumulating evidence that neuromodulation by repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) of the motor cortex holds promise as a treatment for rehabilitation of motor function following a spinal cord injury. This study is designed to assess the clinical potential of non-invasive stimulation of the primary motor cortex to improve motor functions.The results will help to evaluate the clinical relevance of motor cortex stimulation for motor functions in patients with spinal cord injury. The outcomes of this study could potentially support the initiation of a larger clinical trial and the development of a new routine treatment.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Age over 18 years and less than 80 years
Chronic patients with an incomplete cervical and/or thoracic spinal cord injury (traumatic and non-traumatic) affecting upper and/or lower extremities (i.e., C4-T12 and classified as ASIA C or D) (Figure 138).
Capable and willing to provide informed consent and able to adhere to the treatment schedule
Patients who can be followed for the whole duration of the study
Disqualifiers
past severe head trauma
history of epilepsy or ongoing epilepsy
active cerebral tumor
intracranial hypertension
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)
- Placebo stimulation using a placebo coil
Treatment groups
20 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov