Effects of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury

NCT02899637 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2016-09-14

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The main objective is to conduct a study protocol to investigate the effects of repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) on sensory and motor performance of individuals with incomplete spinal cord injury (iSCI) . A double-blind randomized sham-controlled trial of patients with iSCI will be conducted.

Conditions

  • Spinal Cord Injury

Interventions

DEVICE

Active high-frequency Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

Active intervention, 5Hz on the lower limbs area of the motor cortex, during one week

DEVICE

Sham high-frequency Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

Sham intervention, 5Hz on the lower limbs area of the motor cortex, during one week

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidade Estadual da Paraiba

    collaborator OTHER
  • University of Sao Paulo

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Fernando H Magalhaes, Ph.D. · University of Sao Paulo

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-10-31
Primary Completion
2016-12-31
Completion
2017-05-31

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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