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Wrist Extensor MEP Up-conditioning for Individuals With Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury

RecruitingNAAges 18 Years - anyAllMedical University of South Carolina
NCT05321017 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between common clinical assessments and measurements of the function of brain-spinal cord-muscle connections, and to examine the effects of training a brain-spinal cord-muscle response in individuals with incomplete spinal cord injury. A transcranial magnetic stimulator (TMS) is used for examining brain-to-muscle pathways. This stimulator produces a magnetic field for a very short period of time and indirectly stimulates brain cells with little or no discomfort. The target muscle is the wrist extensor (extensor carpi radialis) muscle that bends the wrist back. It is hypothesized that training the wrist extensor muscle response to transcranial magnetic stimulation will increase the strength of the brain-to-muscle pathway, which will improve the ability to move the arm. It is hoped that the results of this training study will help i

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: 1. a history of injury to spinal cord at or above C6 2. neurologically stable (\>6 mo post SCI) 3. medical clearance to participate 4. weak wrist extension at least unilaterally 5. expectation that current medication will be maintained without change for at least 3 months. Stable use of anti-spasticity medication (e.g., baclofen, diazepam, tizanidine) is accepted. In participants with bilateral wrist extension weakness, the more severely impaired arm is studied. Exclusion Criteria: 1. motoneuron injury 2. medically unstable condition 3. cognitive impairment 4. a history of epileptic seizures 5. metal implants in the cranium 6. implanted biomedical device in or above the chest (e.g., a cardiac pacemaker, cochlear implant) 7. no measurable MEP elicited in the ECR 8. unable to produce any voluntary ECR EMG activity 9. extensive use of functional electrical stimulation to the arm on a daily basis 10. pregnancy (due to changes in posture and potential medical instability).
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What it tests

  • MEP Operant Up-conditioning of the Wrist Extensor
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Where

1 site
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
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