Brain and spinal stimulation to improve breathing after SCI
Part of Brain & nervous system, Injuries & trauma clinical trials.
This trial tests a neuromodulation treatment to improve breathing in people living with a cervical spinal cord injury who have significant breathing problems. If you qualify, you would have regular weekly testing over many months to see whether breathing and breathing support needs improve.
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Who can take part
- Be between 18 and 75 years old.
- Have had a cervical spinal cord injury (at C2–C7) for at least 1 year.
- Your injury should be non-progressive (not getting worse over time) and you have severe weakness/injury levels A, B, or C.
- You must currently have serious breathing problems and need ventilation support (with a mask or breathing tube).
- You must be able to attend weekly sessions for up to about 21 months and follow directions to give consent.
- Your breathing-related and arm/leg nerve-to-muscle connections must be intact, and you must have normal enough thinking to understand and follow commands.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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