Spinal cord injury Nervous System Diseases Spinal cord injury
Conditions
Interventions
Non-injured participants and participants with incomplete SCI perform two test sessions on two different days with less than a two week interval between them. In the two sessions participants are aske
Sponsors
National Hospital for Paraplegics in Toledo (Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos de Toledo)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria for non-injured subjects: 1. Age between 18 and 65 2. Not pregnant 3. Absence of neurological lesions 4. Availability to participate to the study 5. Tolerance of mild bursts of cutaneous electrical stimulation Inclusion criteria for subjects with SCI: 1. Age between 18 and 65 2. Not pregnant 3. Availability to participate to the study 4. Tolerance of mild bursts of cutaneous electrical stimulation 5. Standard rehabilitation performed at the hospital 6. Neurological level of injury between C5 and T10 7. Less than 10 months from the time of SCI
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Evidence or known history of epilepsy 2. Pregnancy 3. Evidence of lower limb musculoskeletal injury 4. Evidence of peripheral nervous system disorders
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Plantar cutaneous-conditioned H-reflex modulation is measured using electromyography on the Soleus muscle before and after each exercise execution 2. H-reflex amplitude is analyzed by measuring the amplitude of the H-reflex wave before and after each exercise execution | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| No secondary outcome measures | — |
Countries
Spain
Contacts
Public ContactStefano Piazza
Outcome results
None listed