Diaphragm Pacing in Individuals With Spinal Cord Injuries

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

This project will evaluate the effects of intramuscular diaphragm stimulation (pacing) and test the hypothesis that diaphragm pacing enhances neuromuscular diaphragm activation and respiratory function in adults with cervical spinal cord injuries (C-SCIs). The investigators will test the hypothesis by recording activity of the diaphragm from intramuscular pacing electrodes and conduct respiratory assessments in adults with intramuscular diaphragm pacing electrodes following acute, traumatic C-SCIs.

Clinical Trial Description

Respiratory dysfunction is a leading cause of death in individuals with spinal cord injuries (SCIs). Nearly one-quarter of all SCI cases involve injury to the upper spinal cord segments which impairs neural activation of the diaphragm muscle and compromises breathing. Although mechanical ventilation can be life-saving after cervical SCI (C-SCI), it also triggers rapid and profound diaphragm muscle atrophy, thereby complicating (or even preventing) ventilator weaning. Intramuscular diaphragm stimulation, or diaphragm pacing, was developed to replace long-term ventilator support and is now used acutely post C-SCI (<4 months following injury) to promote ventilator weaning. This study will assess the effects of diaphragm stimulation on respiratory neural drive and breathing function in individuals with acute, traumatic C-SCI. Recording from these surgically implanted electrodes allows comparisons of electromyogram (EMG) recordings, in association with respiratory assessments, before and after short periods of diaphragm pacing to isolate the unique contribution of diaphragm pacing on neuromuscular diaphragm activation. ;

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Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT04179799
Study type	Observational
Source	University of Florida
Contact
Status	Completed
Phase
Start date	January 10, 2020
Completion date	August 20, 2022

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