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ARC-IM System to Manage Symptomatic Blood Pressure Instability Secondary to Chronic Spinal Cord Injury
Sponsor: ONWARD Medical, Inc.
Summary
Empower BP is a pivotal, interventional, multicenter, prospective, randomized, controlled double-blinded study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the ARC-IM System in managing symptomatic blood pressure instability in individuals with chronic SCI (\>1 year after SCI). The primary effectiveness outcome will be evaluated through subject-reported ADFSCI and seated blood pressure assessments at 3 months post-implant. Following a baseline screening period and the surgical implantation of the ARC-IM System, subjects will be randomized with a 2:1 ratio into an active or control arm for 3 months. All the subjects will undergo therapy activation sessions (into either Group 1: active intervention, or Group 2: intervention aimed to mimic the active intervention without the active component) within 21 days of the surgical implant and will then commence independent at-home use of ARC-IM Therapy. At the 3 Month timepoint, after all assessments are conducted, all subjects will transition to the open-label period in order to receive the active version of the ARC-IM System in an open-label fashion. All subjects will undergo therapy programming sessions following Month 3.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 75 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
60
Start Date
2025-10-17
Completion Date
2029-03
Last Updated
2026-03-17
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
ARC-IM System Implantation
Implantation of the ARC-IM Thoracic Lead in the epidural space and ARC-IM Neurostimulator
ARC-IM Therapy (Group 1)
The ARC-IM System is programmed since day 0 to deliver active electrical spinal cord stimulation at the low thoracic level for the management of symptomatic blood pressure instability in people with chronic spinal cord injury
ARC-IM Therapy (Group 2)
The ARC-IM System is programmed at month 3 to deliver active electrical spinal cord stimulation at the low thoracic level for the management of symptomatic blood pressure instability in people with chronic spinal cord injury
Locations (5)
Craig Hospital
Englewood, Colorado, United States
University of Miami
Miami, Florida, United States
UofL Health - Frazier Rehabilitation Institute
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Spaulding Rehabilitation
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon, United States