RecruitingPerinatal Spinal Cord Injury
Understanding Perinatal Spinal Cord Injury
Eligible age
3–8 yrs
Accepts
All genders
Locations
1 state
Healthy volunteers
No
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About this study
The purpose of this study is to deepen our understanding of children who have a cervical spinal cord injury obtained in utero or at birth and examine the effects of tailored activity-based recovery training (ABRT) in combination with transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation (scTS). This is a within subjects, pre-post design study. Neurophysiological, sensorimotor, and autonomic assessments will occur pre, interim, and post 40 sessions of ABRT in conjunction with scTs.
Sponsor: University of Louisville
You may qualify if…
- ✓ diagnosed with a perinatal (injured in utero or at birth), upper motor neuron spinal cord injury involving cervical spinal levels
- ✓ discharged from inpatient hospitalization/inpatient rehabilitation
You may not qualify if…
- ✕ Botox use within the past 3 months
- ✕ Current oral baclofen or baclofen pump use
- ✕ Musculoskeletal impairment limiting range of motion (e.g. severe scoliosis), unhealed fracture, or other medical impairment limiting study participation
- ✕ History of allodynia (heightened skin sensitivity typically at the level of the lesion site)
- ✕ History of scoliosis surgery
- ✕ Ventilator-dependence
- ✕ Unwillingness to wean from daytime use of thoroco/lumbosacral orthosis and ankle/foot orthosis during the intervention period
Where it's recruiting
Kentucky
Louisville
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · NCT06808035 · last updated 2026-09-11