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NCT01539109 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Improving Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Interventions by Retraining the Brain With Stimulation

A NA study of Spinal Cord Injury, sponsored by The Cleveland Clinic.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
20
Enrollment target
1
Study location

NCT01539109: Completed NA study of Spinal Cord Injury, sponsored by The Cleveland Clinic.

NCT01539109 is a NA study of Spinal Cord Injury that has completed, run by The Cleveland Clinic. The registered enrollment target is 20 participants, below the 86-participant average among 99 other Spinal Cord Injury trials with a reported enrollment target (77% lower). The trial reports 1 study location across 1 state. According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT01539109, a NA study of Spinal Cord Injury, has completed, sponsored by The Cleveland Clinic.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
20 participants
Enrollment target
1
Study location

Study Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether combining a noninvasive method of brain stimulation, called Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), enhances the effect of training of the affected upper limbs in patients with incomplete Spinal Cord Injury.

Primary Outcome

Upper limb function will be measured by the Upper Extremity Motor Score (UEMS), capacity tasks in the form of the Grasp and Release Task (GRT) test, and pinch grip impariment that will be measured by a maximum voluntary isometric pinch force.

Conditions Studied

Spinal Cord Injury

Interventions

  • BEHAVIORAL Rehabilitation
  • PROCEDURE Noninvasive brain stimulation: tDCS
  • PROCEDURE Sham tDCS: placebo noninvasive brain stimulation

Study Locations (1)

Ohio

  • The Cleveland Clinic - Cleveland

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 20 participants
Start Date 2011-11
Est. Completion 2019-10
Phase NA
The Cleveland Clinic

688 total trials

What the finished NCT01539109 record still lists

NCT01539109 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 20 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 86-participant average among 99 other Spinal Cord Injury trials with a reported enrollment target (77% lower).

The record links to 1 condition, with Spinal Cord Injury appearing as the primary indexed condition, and to 3 interventions - of which Rehabilitation is the first listed.

NCT01539109 reports a single indexed study location in Ohio.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT01539109 about?

NCT01539109 is a clinical study titled "Improving Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Interventions by Retraining the Brain With Stimulation". The purpose of this study is to investigate whether combining a noninvasive method of brain stimulation, called Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), enhances the effect of training of the affected upper limbs in patients with incomplete Spinal Cord Injury.

What is the current status of trial NCT01539109?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 20 participants. The study started on 2011-11. Estimated completion is 2019-10.

What conditions does trial NCT01539109 study?

This clinical trial studies the following conditions: Spinal Cord Injury.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT01539109?

The interventions under investigation include: Rehabilitation (BEHAVIORAL), Noninvasive brain stimulation: tDCS (PROCEDURE), Sham tDCS: placebo noninvasive brain stimulation (PROCEDURE).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT01539109?

This trial is sponsored by The Cleveland Clinic, which has 688 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Where is trial NCT01539109 being conducted?

This trial has 1 study location across Ohio. Contact the study sites directly through ClinicalTrials.gov for enrollment availability.

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Where NCT01539109's enrollment target sits among peer trials

20 55th of 99 higher than 41 of 99 other Spinal Cord Injury trials

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01539109, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT01539109 (small enrollment · single site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.