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NCT07397559
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Spatiotemporal tSCS in Spinal Cord Injury

Sponsor: Washington University School of Medicine

View on ClinicalTrials.gov

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

Interventions

OTHER

No Stimulation

Participants complete motor tasks and outcome assessments with no spinal cord stimulation applied.

DEVICE

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

DEVICE

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