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Skilled Motor Training and tDCS to Improve Leg Function After Spinal Cord Injury

NCT01962675 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 15

Last updated 2015-11-16

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Summary

The study investigates the effect of using transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and skilled stepping training versus skilled stepping training with sham-tDCS in improving ankle and leg motor control in persons with ambulatory persons with spinal cord injury.

Hypotheses H1: Participants will display greater improvement in stepping function following tDCS combined with training compared to sham-tDCS and training.

H2: Participants will display greater gains in cortical excitability, as evidenced by lower cortico-motor threshold (MT) associated with the TA muscles following tDCS and training compared to following sham stimulation and training.

H3: Participants in the tDCS+training group will show greater increases walking speed in a timed 10 meter walking trial.

H4: Participants in the tDCS+training group will show be able to perform a greater number of toe-taps test.

Conditions

  • Spinal Cord Injury

Interventions

DEVICE

Transcranial direct current stimulation + step training

Direct current stimulation of motor cortex with low stimulation intensity

BEHAVIORAL

Sham transcranial direct current stimulation + step training

Stepping over specified soft foam obstacles

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Miami

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Edelle C Field Fote, PhD · University of Miami

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-07-31
Primary Completion
2015-03-31
Completion
2015-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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