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Filter by:The investigators have recently shown in incomplete SCI patients that long-term paired associative stimulation is capable of restoring voluntary control over some paralyzed muscles and enhancing motor output in the weak muscles. In this study, the investigators will administer long-term paired associative stimulation to patients with incomplete cervical level SCI at the subacute stage, and investigate its effectiveness for upper extremity rehabilitation.
NI-ES therapy is a treatment that is being studied to potentially treat pain associated with SCI and may help movement below the injury site.
The purpose of this study is to assess the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of MT-3921 in subjects with spinal cord injury.
Esophageal recordings of diaphragm electrical activity (EAdi) made it possible to monitor respiratory drive and the subsequent phrenic nerve conduction and respiratory neuromuscular function continuously. Thus, we designed a "spontaneous breathing challenge" test to monitor the change in EAdi after a maximal inspiration. We hypothesized that the absolute change (ΔEAdi) and the percentage changes change (ΔEAdi%) in EAdi after a "spontaneous breathing challenge" predict successful extubation in traumatic CSCI patients during acute hospitalization.
Spinal cord injury (SCI) results in damage to the descending neural pathways and leads to the immediate dysfunction of multiple physiological systems below the level of injury. Like adults, children with SCI suffer from neuromuscular paralysis which results in the inability to sit, stand, and walk. Current therapeutic interventions largely aim to compensate for paralysis to achieve mobility based on the assumption that damage to the central nervous system is permanent and irreversible, e.g. use of braces, standers, and wheelchairs. The objective of this proposal is to investigate the use of transcutaneous spinal stimulation (TcStim) to enable stepping in children with chronic SCI. The investigators will recruit 8 participants, ages 4-12 years with chronic, acquired SCI, T10 and above and non-ambulatory. The aims of this proposal are to 1) investigate the mechanisms of locomotor-specific regulation in the spinal neural circuitry of children with acquired SCI using single vs. multi-site TcStim, 2) investigate the capacity of the lumbosacral spinal cord for integration of task-specific input (e.g. load, speed) during facilitated stepping with and without TcStim, and 3) investigate the training effects of TcStim on the ability to step. Outcomes will provide a necessary initial step in the translation of scientific findings for neuromodulation from adults with SCI to children.
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate high definition non-invasive neuromuscular stimulation of an upper extremity in tetraplegic participants.
The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of home transcutaneous tibial nerve stimulation (TTNS) in spinal cord injury(SCI) and to determine the impact on quality of life using TTNS at home
It is an interventional study that aims to assess a new primary care model of collaboration between specialized centers and primary care physicians in Switzerland, in order to reduce morbidity and improve patients' and providers' experience with delivery of follow-up care in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury as compared to current best practice.
HBSCI02: This protocol is part of an FDA Individual Patient Non-emergency Expanded Access Request submitted on behalf of a 38-year-old father and husband who on August 4, 2017 at about 4:30pm, slipped off a boat head-first while in the Florida Keys for a family wedding, and was immediately unable to move his legs. He discharged to Texas via air ambulance for physical rehabilitation on August 23, 2017 with a diagnosis of ASIA B (American Spinal Injury Association) C-5 SCI (spinal cord injury). HBSCI04: This Individual Patient Expanded Access IND has been created per the request of a 75-year-old man who has been diagnosed with Spinal Cord Injury. The patient requested this Expanded Access IND with the purpose of possible restoration of nerve transmission and restoring sensation in his upper and lower body using intravenous autologous adipose derived mesenchymal stem cells. HBSCI05: This Individual Patient Expanded Access IND has been created per the request of a 26-year-old man who has been diagnosed with Spinal Cord Injury. The patient is a 26-year-old male who suffered an unstable C-6 compressive fracture, crushing the vertebral body and retropulsion of a large bone fragment into the vertebral canal, stenosing 75% of spinal canal in a diving accident on 12/4/2021 in Belize City, Belize. The injury classification is C-6 Asia A injury. The injury left him with flaccid paralysis below the level of C-7 dermatome.
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating, life-altering injury; requiring tremendous changes in an individual's lifestyle. Cycling, provides an ideal way for individuals with SCI to exercise and address the long-term consequences of SCI by targeting the lower extremity muscles. Cycling with the addition of functional electrical stimulation (FES) allows persons with paralysis to exercise their paretic or paralysed leg muscles. The Queen Elizabeth National Spinal Injury Unit (QENSIU) in Glasgow offers FES cycling for people with spinal cord injuries, which combines functional electrical stimulation (FES) with a motorised ergometer that allows repetitive cycling activity. It stimulates muscles with electrodes attached to the skin, producing muscle contractions and patterned activity. So far no previous randomised control trials on FES cycling in the acute SCI population have reported changes in ability to undertake activities of daily living or the trunk balance.