Epidural Stimulation After Neurologic Damage: Long-Term Outcomes
University of Minnesota
Summary
This study will evaluate the long-term effect of chronic spinal cord stimulation to restore volitional movement for patients with chronic spinal cord injuries.
Description
Participants will be enrolled in this study for the duration of 10 years. They will need to come to Minneapolis twice a year for the Brain Motor Control Assessment and will be given different settings within their Spinal Cord Stimulator (SCS) programing.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 22+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * 22 years of age or older * Able to undergo the informed consent process * Stable spinal cord injury * International Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury (ISNCSCI) neurologic level of injury below C5 * No ventilator dependency within the last year * American Spinal Injury Association (AISA) imparement scale"A" or "B" in the absence of spinal cord stimulation * Medically stable in the judgment of the Principal investigator * Greater than 1 year since initial injury and at least 6 months from any required spinal instrumentation and 2 months from s…
Interventions
- DeviceEpidural Spinal Cord Stimulation
Stimulation of the spinal cord from the epidural space.
Location
- Hennepin County Medical CenterMinneapolis, Minnesota