Early FES Cycling in Acute Spinal Cord Injury for Neuromuscular Preservation and Neurorecovery

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

35

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

April 21, 2021

Primary Completion Date

August 30, 2023

Study Completion Date

October 31, 2023

Conditions
Acute Spinal Cord Injury
Interventions
DEVICE

Early FES

FES cycling starting 14-21 days post SCI for 6 months, 3 sessions/week, with gradually increasing duration (15-60 minutes), cadence (20-45 RPM) and resistance; surface stimulation of 3-5 muscle groups per leg; with RT300 Supine or SLSA FES cycle (Restorative Therapies, Inc, Baltimore, MD)

DEVICE

Delayed FES

FES cycling starting 3 months (+ 14-21 days) post SCI, for 3 months, 3 sessions/week, with gradually increasing duration (15-60 minutes), cadence (20-45 RPM) and resistance; surface stimulation of 3-5 muscle groups per leg; with RT300 Supine or SLSA FES cycle (Restorative Therapies, Inc, Baltimore, MD)

Trial Locations (1)

T6G 2E1

University of Alberta, Edmonton

Sponsors

Collaborators (1)

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Royal Alexandra Hospital

OTHER

collaborator

Glenrose Foundation

OTHER

lead

University of Alberta

OTHER