Long-term Paired Associative Stimulation as a Treatment for Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury of Non-traumatic Origin

• Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
• Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
• Main ID: NCT03104803
• Date of registration: 01/04/2017
• Prospective Registration: No
• Primary sponsor: Helsinki University Central Hospital
• Public title: Long-term Paired Associative Stimulation as a Treatment for Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury of Non-traumatic Origin
• Scientific title: Long-term Paired Associative Stimulation as a Treatment for Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury of Non-traumatic Origin
• Date of first enrolment: March 31, 2017
• Target sample size: 5
• Recruitment status: Completed
• URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT03104803
• Study type: Interventional
• Study design: Allocation: Non-Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor).
• Phase: N/A

Countries of recruitment

Finland

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- incomplete SCI of non-traumatic origin

Exclusion Criteria:

- epilepsy

- metal inclusion in the head area

- pacemaker

- hearing device

- high intracranial pressure



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 75 Years
Gender: All

Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Spinal Cord Diseases

Spinal Cord Injuries

Intervention(s)

Device: long-term paired associative stimulation

Primary Outcome(s)

Daniels and Worthingham's Muscle Testing [Time Frame: 2 days after the last stimulation session]

Daniels and Worthingham's Muscle Testing [Time Frame: 1 month after the last stimulation session]

Secondary ID(s)

ULD 8100014-2

Source(s) of Monetary Support

Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors

Secondary Sponsor(s)

University of Helsinki

Validia Rehabilitation Center