RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT02991248

Improve Dynamic Lateral Balance of Humans With SCI

Sponsor

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

Enrollment

54 participants

Start Date

Nov 1, 2018

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Spinal Cord Injury

Summary

This study is to test whether pelvis perturbation training paired with transcutaneous spinal direct current stimulation (tsDCS) will be effective in improving dynamic balance and locomotor function in humans with SCI. One group will receive pelvis perturbation training paired with tsDCS, one group will receive pelvis perturbation training paired with sham, and one group will receive treadmill training only.

Eligibility

Min Age: 18 YearsMax Age: 65 Years

Inclusion Criteria6

age between 18 and 65 years;
medically stable with medical clearance to participate;
level of the SCI lesion between C4-T10;
passive range of motion of the legs within functional limits of ambulation;
ability to walk on a treadmill for more than 20 minutes with partial body weight support as needed and short sitting/standing breaks;
ability to ambulate without orthotics or with orthotics that do not cross the knee for more than 10 meters

Exclusion Criteria4

the presence of unhealed decubiti, existing infection, severe cardiovascular and pulmonary disease, concomitant central or peripheral neurological injury (e.g. traumatic head injury or peripheral nerve damage in lower limbs);
history of recurrent fractures and/or known orthopedic injury to the lower extremities;
Botox injection within 6 months of starting the study, and current receiving physical therapy treatment;
have metallic implantation in the spinal region underneath where electrodes may be placed.

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