Spinal Cord Stimulation for Stroke Recovery

"Affirmative. According to clinicaltrials.gov, this research effort is actively recruiting participants with its first posting on March 24th 2021 and most recent update on August 11th 2022. The trial requires 15 patients from one site."

"Affirmative. According to the research posted on clinicaltrials.gov, this medical investigation is still seeking volunteers and began recruiting on March 24th 2021. The most recent update was issued August 11th 2022 and 15 participants are needed at a single location."

"As the primary outcome, this medical trial will assess evoked motor responses in arm muscles through surface electromyography (EMG) over a 4-week period. As secondary outcomes, examiners will look into sensory motor integration using the KINARM robot; evaluate impairment levels with Fugl-Meyer Assessment scores; and measure spinal circuit excitability via H-reflexes of arm muscles pre and post implantation. Ultimately, it is anticipated that these measures can demonstrate how Spinal cord Stimulation affects sensori-to-motoneuron excitability."

"This medical trial seeks 15 volunteers between the ages of 21 and 70 who are afflicted with a central nervous system disorder. Additionally, they must have had either an ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke more than 6 months prior to enrollment which has caused hemiparesis. The Fugl-Meyer scale should also produce scores that range from 7 up to 45 in order for them to be eligible."

"Patients aged 21 to 70 are qualified for this investigation. Those younger than 18 and older than 65 can still participate in 145 clinical trials and 1513 studies respectively."