Study seeks to understand how the combination of upper extremity activity-based recovery training (UE-ABRT) and targeted spinal cord transcutaneous (through the skin) stimulation can improve participants’ ability to use their hand, arms, and trunk.
Actively Recruiting
Yes
Duration
This study takes 7-9 months to complete.
Inclusion Criteria
- at least 18 years of age.
- have a spinal cord injury that occurred at least 6 months prior to enrollment
- have a non-progressive spinal cord injury at a cervical neurologic level of injury (C1-C7)
- medically stable enough to participate in activity-based recovery training
- able to tolerate spinal cord transcutaneous stimulation and meet other physical requirements, as determined by study staff.
Compensation
Participants who complete all sessions receive $4,500 in total.
- $220 for the baseline assessment 1 (approximately 3 weeks to complete)
- $60 for completing functional testing
- $60 for completing mapping
- $100 for completing MRI scanning
- $3,600 in total for completing training intervention in full (approximately 12 to 20 weeks to complete)
- $1,200 for each grouping of 20 training sessions (60 total training sessions)
- $60 each for assessments 2 and 3 (approximately 2 hours each to complete)
- $220 each for assessment 4 and 1-month-follow-up (approximately 3 weeks each to complete)
- $60 for completing functional testing
- $60 for completing mapping
- $100 for completing MRI scanning
- $60 each for the second and third follow-up assessments (approximately 2 hours each to complete).
IRB Number:
R-1153-21
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