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Exploration of the Effectiveness and Mechanism of Personalized Epidural Electrical Stimulation in Improving Upper Limb Function in Participants With Spinal Cord Injury

NCT07722429 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2026-07-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study aimed to determine whether cervical spinal cord epidural electrical stimulation (EES) can activate upper-limb muscles in individuals with spinal cord injury.

Conditions

  • Spinal Cord Injury(SCI)

Interventions

DEVICE

Epidural electrical stimulation (EES)

Subjects will undergo a surgical procedure to implant a system that provides epidural electrical stimulation (EES) of the cervical spinal cord. After surgery, subjects will undergo a structured physical rehabilitation program and electrical stimulation.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sheng-Tzung Tsai, M.D., Ph.D · Hualien Tzu Chi General Hospital

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
2025-11-17
Primary Completion
2027-12-31
Completion
2027-12-31
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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