8
Participants
Start Date
April 1, 2019
Primary Completion Date
September 2, 2021
Study Completion Date
September 5, 2022
Soterix Medical tsDCS stimulator
tsDCS will be delivered to the lumbar region of the spinal cord with electrodes placed over the low back and abdomen. The electrodes will be secured with a large elastic bandage so that stimulation can be applied for up to 30 minutes during locomotor training with a harness attached to the ceiling for safety. A physical therapist will supervise the session.
Locomotor training
Participants will complete 16 sessions of locomotor training (4 times per week for 4 weeks). This involves walking on a treadmill for up to 30 minutes with a harness attached to the ceiling for safety, followed by 10 minutes of overground walking training; with physical assistance as needed.
Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital, Jacksonville
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
NIH
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
NIH
Brooks Rehabilitation
OTHER
University of Florida
OTHER