Electrical Stimulation of Denervated Muscles After Spinal Cord Injury

NCT02080039 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 5

Last updated 2014-11-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

In this study the following hypotheses will be tested:

Electrical stimulation of the gluteal muscle (buttocks) leads to

1. an increase in the thickness of the gluteal muscle
2. a decrease in the thickness of the fat of the buttock area
3. a change in the distribution of the middle and maximal seating pressure to a more consistent pressure
4. an increase in well-being of the patients.

Conditions

  • Spinal Cord Injury

Interventions

DEVICE

Electrical Stimulation

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil

    lead NETWORK

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-09-30
Primary Completion
2014-11-30
Completion
2014-11-30

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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