Finding the Best Combination of Brain and Spinal Cord Stimulation With Hand Training After Spinal Cord Injury

Recruiting N/A Interventional Study
Spinal Cord Injuries
No Placebo Group Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
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At a Glance
Age
18 – 85
Sex
Any
Study type
Interventional
Purpose
Treatment
Participants needed
12 (estimated)
Sponsor
Bronx VA Medical Center · Federal
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About This Trial
While physical exercise remains the foundation for any rehabilitation therapy, the team seeks to improve the benefits of exercise by combining it with the concept of "Fire Together, Wire Together" - when brain stimulation is synchronized with spinal cord stimulation, nerve circuits in the spinal cord strengthen - a phenomenon termed "Spinal Cord Associative Plasticity", or SCAP. This project will…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Age between 18-85 years. * Must have stable prescription medication for 30 days prior to screening * Must be able to: abstain from alcohol, smoking and heavy caffeine consumption on the day of each experiment; abstain from recreational drugs for the entirety of the study; comm…
Contacts

Francisco Castano, MPH

718-584-9000

francisco.castano@va.gov

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