Stimulation-Based Modulation of Spinal and Cortical Sensory Pathways
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Stroke
Able Bodied
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
At a Glance
- Age
- 21 – 75
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Basic Science
- Participants needed
- 15 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Peter C. Gerszten, MD · Other
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About This Trial
The goal of this study is to assess cervical (neck) reflexes by intra-operatively stimulating the neck nerve roots to evoke motor responses through their connections to spinal motoneurons. This data is critical to reveal changes to the spinal sensory modulating circuitry in neurological disorders like stroke.
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* All Subjects: Ages between 21 and 75 years. The minimum age is selected to age match control subjects with stroke subjects. In addition, participants outside this age range may be at an increased medical risk.
* Control subjects: Patients undergoing elective posterior cervical…
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