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Behavioural Intervention

Spinal Cord Injury Group for Spinal Cord Injury

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Monica Perez, PhD, PT
Research Sponsored by Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 10 minutes
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Summary

This trial uses a method of vibrations to help manage muscle spasms for people with spinal cord injuries, in order to better understand how and why these spasms happen.

Eligible Conditions
  • Spinal Cord Injury

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~10 minutes
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 10 minutes for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Changes in muscle spasms with vibration device
Secondary outcome measures
Questionnaire

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Active Control
Group I: Spinal Cord Injury GroupActive Control1 Intervention
1a. A focus group to gather information about the perceptions, opinions, beliefs, and attitudes towards management of muscle spasms by vibration using our portable device, information that will drive design improvement (size, fit, weight). 1b. In the lab, we will trigger spasms in paralyzed leg muscles in one of two common postures (seated, reclined), detect the contractions using electromyography (EMG), and condition alternate spasms with vibration using our custom device. We will examine the vibration parameters that reduce muscle spasms best. 2. Participants will complete 1 or 2 multi-day experiments. EMG (24-hour) data will be collected at baseline (day 1), during the vibration intervention (day 2), and post intervention (day 3) to examine the acute effects of vibration on muscle spasms
Group II: Healthy Controls GroupActive Control1 Intervention
1. A focus group to gather information about the perceptions, opinions, beliefs, and attitudes towards management of muscle spasms by vibration using our portable device, information that will drive design improvement (size, fit, weight).

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Who is running the clinical trial?

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)NIH
1,349 Previous Clinical Trials
647,979 Total Patients Enrolled
Shirley Ryan AbilityLabLead Sponsor
200 Previous Clinical Trials
16,965 Total Patients Enrolled
Monica Perez, PhD, PT5.01 ReviewsPrincipal Investigator - Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
~33 spots leftby Jul 2025
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