Assessing Spinal Accessory Nerve Recovery After Post-operative Electrical Stimulation

NANot yet recruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

38

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

January 1, 2026

Primary Completion Date

January 1, 2027

Study Completion Date

March 1, 2027

Conditions
Head and Neck CancerNerve InjuryNeck Dissection
Interventions
DEVICE

Electrical Stimulation

Custom stimulator will deliver a 1hour stimulation protocol post-operatively at 20 Hz, with biphasic pulses (100 µs duration, 0-2mA amplitude range).

Trial Locations (1)

Unknown

St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton

All Listed Sponsors
lead

McMaster University

OTHER