This trial is enrolling 60 participants with traumatic cervical spinal cord injury or peripheral nerve injury to test the effect of functional electrical stimulation (FES) on arm and hand function. FES is a technique that applies electrical stimulation through the skin to nerves to cause contraction of weakened or paralyzed muscles. In this case, a device called MyndMove will be tested. If included, participants grouped as either acute or chronic will be randomly assigned to receive either short-term FES therapy (one FES session within a two-week period), long-term FES therapy (maximum of 40 FES sessions within a period of up to 12 week), or conventional therapy (one session within a two-week period). Final testing of arm and hand function will be performed after 12 weeks.
Traumatic
Type
Details
- Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either short-term functional electrical stimulation (FES) therapy (a single one-hour session), long-term FES therapy (up to 40 one-hour sessions over 12 weeks), or conventional therapy (a single one-hour session). - FES is a technique that applies electrical stimulation through the skin to nerves to cause contraction of weakened or paralyzed muscles. - Final testing of arm and hand function will be performed after the 12 weeks.
Main benefits
Arm/hand function
Additional benefits
Good to know: Potential benefits are defined as outcomes that are being measured during and/or after the trial.
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