Interactions Between Neurostimulation and Physical Exercise

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Timeline

Start Date

April 1, 2017

Primary Completion Date

September 26, 2017

Study Completion Date

September 26, 2017

Conditions
Spinal Cord InjuriesAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Interventions
DEVICE

Cervical plus transcranial stimulation

Conditioning pulses of cervical electrical stimulation will be delivered before or after test pulses of transcranial magnetic stimulation.

DEVICE

Cervical stimulation plus hand/wrist exercise

Pulses of cervical stimulation will be delivered while the subject performs finger and wrist motor tasks.

DEVICE

Electromyographic (EMG)-triggered (closed-loop) stimulation

Force and EMG activity of specific hand muscles will be used to trigger peripheral nerve electrical stimulation or transcranial magnetic stimulation.

Sponsors
All Listed Sponsors
lead

Bronx VA Medical Center

FED