Spinal Cord Stimulation and Training (NCT05472584)
🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)
This study will help the investigators better understand the changes in short-term excitability and long-term plasticity of corticospinal, reticulospinal and spinal neural circuits and how the changes impact the improvements of spinal cord stimulation (SCS) mediated motor function.
Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (3 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (39 items).
Location: Washington University — St Louis, Missouri
📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener
Instant ChecklistCheck every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).
Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:
- Exclusion Criteria: Healthy Volunteers
- Subjects younger than 16 or older than 65 years old
- Subjects not providing consent or not able to consent
- Subjects with any acute or chronic pain condition
- Subjects with any acute or chronic disease of a major organ system
- Use of analgesics within 24 hours prior to study period
- Use of caffeine with 3 hours of study appointment Inclusion criteria: Participants with spinal cord injury (SCI)
- Age between 16-65 years old
- Traumatic SCI C4-T9 level, incomplete (ASIA C or D)
- at least 1 year post injury
- Stable medical condition
- difficulty independently performing leg movements in routine activities
🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.
📍 All Participating Trial Locations (1 Sites)
- Washington University — St Louis, Missouri
💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights
- 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
- Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
- Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.