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Non-invasive Brain Stimulation Paired With FES Cycling Post SCI

Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury

This project is randomized controlled trial which will explore the effect of pairing repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) with Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) Cycling on lower extremity function in people with incomplete spinal cord injury and compare the effects to each one of these interventions alone.

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Participation Requirements

  • Sex:

    ALL

  • Eligible Ages:

    18 and up

Participation Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

* adult
* having motor incomplete SCI with level C or D on the American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale (AIS) with the lesion at any level of the cord resulting from either traumatic or non-traumatic etiology who are at least one-year post-injury.
* having non-progressive SCI
* being able to walk independently for 10 meters without help from another person

Exclusion Criteria:

* other orthopedic or neurological implications that affect the lower extremity function
* contraindications to FES (e.g., implanted electronic devices, unhealed bone fractures, sever contractures, extreme osteoporosis or osteoarthritis)
* contraindications to rTMS (e.g., metal implants, history of seizure, cochlear implants)

Study Location

Parkwood Institute
Parkwood Institute
London, Ontario
Canada

Contact Study Team

Backup Contact

Fereshteh Ghahremani, BSc

[email protected]
(647) 622-4303
Primary Contact

Janelle Unger, PhD

[email protected]
(519) 664-6100
Study Sponsored By
Western University, Canada
Participants Required
More Information
Study ID: NCT05975606