Promoting Healing of Injured Nerves With Electrical Stimulation Therapy
Checkpoint Surgical Inc.
60 participants
Jun 12, 2023
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
This study is evaluating a new therapeutic use of electrical stimulation to promote nerve healing and improve functional recovery following surgical intervention for peripheral nerve injury in arm. Participants will be randomized into one of two groups, treatment or control, with all participants receiving standard of care treatment for the nerve injury. The treatment group will also receive a single dose of the therapeutic stimulation during the surgical intervention for their nerve injury.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria5
- Upper extremity mixed or motor nerve injury from the brachial plexus to the wrist crease.
- Candidate for surgical intervention.
- Indicated for surgical repair by nerve transfer, primary repair, or nerve grafting.
- Are age 18-80 years.
- Signed and dated informed consent form.
Exclusion Criteria5
- Severe comorbid condition, such as arrhythmia or congestive heart failure, preventing surgery.
- Primary repair requiring graft \>6cm.
- Nerve reconstruction occurring \>12 months post injury.
- Age less than 18 or greater than 80 years.
- All contraindications to included/required surgical procedure, including but not limited to language barriers, mental status barriers, inability to consent, and pregnancy/lactation.
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Interventions
Single use medical device, consisting of electric stimulator and intraoperative lead. Therapy consists of single, 10 minute dose delivered proximal to site of decompression/repair
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NCT05884125