Understanding and Enhancing Human Health and Movement

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorLouis Stokes VA Medical Center

About this trial

By doing this study, investigators hope to learn how electrical stimulation can improve human movement, biomechanics, and function and to gather information on the safety and effectiveness of an implanted electrical stimulation system after paralysis from spinal cord injury, stroke, multiple sclerosis, and traumatic brain injury.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Skeletal maturity and ability to sign informed consent (>18 years)

Non-ventilator dependent paralysis resulting from injuries such as: mid cervical/thoracic (C4 or below) spinal cord injuries, poststroke hemiparesis, TBI, or MS, affecting the trunk and/or lower limbs

Innervated and excitable lower extremity and trunk musculature

Adequate social support and stability

Disqualifiers

Non-English speaking

Females who are pregnant

Current pressure injuries that would be exacerbated by study activities

Severe contractures or uncontrolled spasticity of any major joint of the upper or lower extremities that results in a fixed deformity that would interfere with study activities

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Neural Prosthesis

Treatment groups

75 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group

Sponsors and collaborators