This trial is enrolling children with chronic spinal cord injuries to test the effect of combining activity-based walking training and skin-surface spinal stimulation on sitting posture and trunk control. Spinal cord stimulation is a technique for modifying spinal cord activity using electrical stimulation via surface (transcutaneous) electrodes. If included, participants will undergo 60 sessions, 5 days/week. Each session will last 90 minutes and consist of 5-10 min bouts of spinal cord stimulation in combination with 55-60 minutes of treadmill training followed by 30 min of activities off the treadmill (i.e., sitting, standing, and stepping). Sitting posture and trunk control will be measured.
Traumatic
Type
Details
• The participant will undergo 60 sessions, 5 days/week. • Each session will last 90 minutes and consist of 5-10 min bouts of scTS in combination with 55-60 minutes of treadmill training followed by 30 min of activities off the treadmill (i.e., sitting, standing, and stepping). • Final testing will be performed 3 months after the final session.
Main benefits
Standing/walking/mobility
Additional benefits
General health
Good to know: Potential benefits are defined as outcomes that are being measured during and/or after the trial.
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Learn moreWings for Life has proudly initiated, led and funded the new version of the SCI Trials Finder website. Wings for Life aims to find a cure for spinal cord injuries. The not-for-profit foundation funds world-class scientific research and clinical trials around the globe.
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