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Targeting Cervical Epidural Spinal Cord Stimulation for Functional Recovery
Recruiting
Who can join
Ages 18 and older · All sexes
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: •Clinical indication for cervical spine surgery. Exclusion criteria: •Stimulation devices in the neck or chest (e.g., vagal nerve stimulation, cardiac patients with pacemakers)
About the study
The proposed study seeks to understand how the cervical spinal cord should be stimulated after injury through short-term physiology experiments that will inform a preclinical efficacy trial. The purpose of this study is to determine which cervical levels epidural electrical stimulation (EES) should target to recruit arm and hand muscles effectively and selectively in spinal cord injury (SCI).
What is being tested
- Intraoperative stimulation of the cervical spinal cord (procedure)
Sponsor: Columbia University · Participants: 36 · Started: Dec 6, 2024
Contact the study team
- Jason B Carmel, M.D., Ph.D. · Phone: 917-301-1882
- James R McIntosh, Ph.D. · Phone: 212-305-6616
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06701422
Locations in the U.S.
| New York | Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York The Daniel and Jane Och Spine Hospital at NewYork-Presbyterian/Allen, New York |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.