This trial is including individuals with acute spinal cord injuries (within 7-30 days of injury) to test the effect of transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation (TSCS) on blood pressure. TSCS is a technique for stimulating the spinal cord via surface stimulation to modify spinal cord function. If included, participants will undergo two days of stimulation mapping followed by two days of orthostatic tests (lying on a bed that starts out flat and then moved into an upright seated position by raising the head of bed by 90° and dropping the base of the bed by 90° from the knee) one day with TSCS and one with sham stimulation. Final testing of blood pressure and orthostatic symptoms will be performed after 2 weeks.
Type
Details
- participants will undergo orthostatic tests (lying on a bed that starts out flat and then moved into an upright seated position by raising the head of bed by 90° and dropping the base of the bed by 90° from the knee) - participants will receive one day with TSCS and one day with sham stimulation during orthostatic tests - Final testing of blood pressure and orthostatic symptoms will be performed after 2 weeks.
Main benefits
General health
Additional benefits
Pain
Skin health
Good to know: Potential benefits are defined as outcomes that are being measured during and/or after the trial.
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