This feasibility trial is enrolling 6 participants with chronic cervical spinal cord injury to test the effect of rehabilitation task practice combined with transcutaneous cervical spinal cord stimulation (SCS) on hand function. SCS is a technique for stimulating the spinal cord via skin-surface electrodes to modify spinal cord function. If included, participants will perform hand rehabilitation tasks while receiving SCS three times per week for 4 months. Final testing of hand function will be performed after 6 months.
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Details
- Participants will engage in hand rehabilitation tasks, including gross hand movements, grasp, and pinch exercises, while receiving transcutaneous cervical spinal cord stimulation (SCS) three times per week for 60 minutes over a 4-month period. - SCS is a technique for stimulating the spinal cord via surface stimulation to modify spinal cord function. - Final testing of hand function will be performed after 6 months.
Main benefits
Arm/hand function
Additional benefits
General health
Spasticity
Good to know: Potential benefits are defined as outcomes that are being measured during and/or after the trial.
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