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Stimulating Postural Control to Augment Rehabilitation After Cerebral Stroke (SPARC): a Pilot Trial
Sponsor: University Health Network, Toronto
Summary
People living with stroke have a high risk of falling and this risk increases as mobility improves over the first year post-stroke. Despite the high number of falls, there is a lack of interventions to prevent falls after stroke. One possible solution is to alter nerve activity through delivery of a stimulus, such as electrical stimulation. The purpose of this study is to describe and compare clinical, biomechanical and nerve-related outcomes between individuals with stroke who receive RBT with tSCS and those who receive RBT with sham tSCS.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
16
Start Date
2025-05-21
Completion Date
2027-12
Last Updated
2026-03-23
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Balance training
Participants will don a safety harness that is secured to an overhead track. Each balance training session will involve 60 minutes of reactive balance training (RBT). For both intervention arms, trancutaneous spinal stimulation will be set up, including placing electrodes and setting stimulation amplitudes.
Locations (1)
KITE Research Institute, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute - University Health Network
Toronto, Ontario, Canada