Non-invasive Brain Stimulation Paired With FES Cycling Post SCI
ConditionIncomplete Spinal Cord Injury
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorWestern University, Canada
About this trial
This project is randomized controlled trial which will explore the effect of pairing repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) with Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) Cycling on lower extremity function in people with incomplete spinal cord injury and compare the effects to each one of these interventions alone.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
adult
having motor incomplete SCI with level C or D on the American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale (AIS) with the lesion at any level of the cord resulting from either traumatic or non-traumatic etiology who are at least one-year post-injury.
having non-progressive SCI
being able to walk independently for 10 meters without help from another person
Disqualifiers
other orthopedic or neurological implications that affect the lower extremity function
contraindications to FES (e.g., implanted electronic devices, unhealed bone fractures, sever contractures, extreme osteoporosis or osteoarthritis)
contraindications to rTMS (e.g., metal implants, history of seizure, cochlear implants)
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)
- functional electrical stimulation (FES) cycling
Treatment groups
14 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov