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Spatiotemporal tSCS in Spinal Cord Injury
Sponsor: Washington University School of Medicine
Summary
Spinal cord injury leads to long-lasting impairment, and currently, there is no cure for paralysis. Although transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation has shown promising results in recovering lost movements, its poor selectivity in muscle recruitment compared to invasive approaches limits the type of rehabilitation exercises that can be practiced. This project studies how spatial, frequency, and amplitude control of stimulation can be used to selectively target different neural pathways and muscle groups.
Official title: Spatiotemporal Control of Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation for Motor Function in SCI
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
16 Years - 65 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
48
Start Date
2026-01-19
Completion Date
2030-08-31
Last Updated
2026-02-12
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
No Stimulation
Participants complete motor tasks and outcome assessments with no spinal cord stimulation applied.
Conventional tSCS
Non-invasive transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation (tSCS) is delivered at 30 Hz using a single cathode electrode targeting the lumbar spinal cord to reinforce leg motor output during study tasks
Spatiotemporal tSCS
Stimulation parameters, including electrode location, stimulation frequency, and stimulation amplitude, are systematically varied to reinforce leg motor output during study tasks
Locations (1)
Washington University, St. Louis
St Louis, Missouri, United States