spinal cord injury
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental group:Simultaneous transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation (tSCS) and exoskeleton robot-assisted training
Control group:Lower limb rehabilitation with exoskeleton robot-assisted training, with electrodes applied but no electrical current output
Sponsors
Putuo People’s Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients aged 18 to 60 years old with subacute or chronic incomplete spinal cord injury, graded ASIA B to D, will be enrolled.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with complete spinal cord injury, severe cardiopulmonary disease, severe osteoporosis, contraindications to electrical stimulation, cognitive impairment, or those who have received recent experimental treatments such as stem cell therapy will be excluded. Eligible participants will be randomly assigned to two groups, and all will receive routine rehabilitation treatment.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| ASIA Lower Extremity Motor Score (LEMS);10-Meter Walk Test (10MWT); | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS);Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for pain;6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT);Walking Index for Spinal Cord Injury II (WISCI-II);Somatosensory Evoked Potentials (SEP);Motor Evoked Potentials (MEP); | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactWu Qinfeng
Center of rehabilitation medicine, Putuo People’s Hospital
Outcome results
None listed