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Targeted HD-tDCS to Improve Upper Limb Rehabilitation in SCI

NCT05589415 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 24

Last updated 2025-08-01

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Summary

The proposed project seeks to maximize the functional recovery achieved during the rehabilitation of the paretic upper limbs in individuals with SCI. The investigation will work towards optimizing the use of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), an adjunct known to improve the effectiveness of rehabilitation. In particular, the relationship between the specificity of current delivery and functional benefit will be explored, and findings may lead to a framework that can be translated to the clinic setting.

Conditions

  • Spinal Cord Injuries
  • Spinal Cord Diseases

Interventions

DEVICE

High-definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation

High-definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (HD-tDCS) delivers current through five small electrodes (0.8 cm2) placed in an "X-shaped" configuration via a simple cap. This configuration leads to an 80% greater concentration or focusing of the electric field within the targeted region compared to conventional, non-focal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS). The participant will undergo 30 minutes of treatment at 2 milliamps.

DEVICE

Conventional Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation

Surface electrodes will be placed in saline-soaked sponges (5 x 7 cm2) and applied to different regions of the scalp. The participant will undergo 30 minutes of treatment at 2 milliamps.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kelsey Baker, PhD · University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-11-23
Primary Completion
2026-05-23
Completion
2026-05-23

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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