Spinal Cord Associative Plasticity for ALS
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 – 80
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Other
- Participants needed
- 32 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development · Federal
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About This Trial
Veterans are at higher risk than non-Veterans of falling ill with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
The investigators have shown that synchronized stimulation over the brain and cervical spinal cord can temporarily strengthen weakened nerve circuits between the brain and hand muscles in people with ALS.
The current proposal will take the next step of individualizing this intervention, then ap…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Diagnosis of ALS by Gold Coast Criteria (Shefner et al. 2020) or "definite" or "probable" ALS by revised El Escorial Criteria (Brooks et al. 2000)
* Incomplete weakness: Score of 1, 2, 3, or 4 (out of 5) on manual muscle testing of finger extension, finger flexion, or finger a…
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