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NCT02862080 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Combining tsDCS and Exoskeleton Gait Training on Spinal Excitability in SCI

A NA study, sponsored by The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
4
Enrollment target

NCT02862080: Completed NA study, sponsored by The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston.

NCT02862080 is a NA study that has completed, run by The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston. The registered enrollment target is 4 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (100% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT02862080, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
4 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The purpose of the study is to determine whether transcutaneous spinal direct current stimulation (tsDCS) is safe for individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). tsDCS is an electrical current applied to the skin. The plan is to also study the potential neurophysiological changes (changes in speed and excitability of the nerves) and functional improvements in gait (for example, gait quality, speed and walking distance) for individuals with SCI after combined application of tsDCS and exoskeleton assisted gait training.

Primary Outcome

This visit includes assessment of soleus H-Reflex on arrival and 40 minutes after the initial assessment--change between these two readings is reported. Subjects will be asked to minimize their activity between the two assessments by either sitting in a chair or lying on a mat. The H-reflex is a reaction of muscles after electrical stimulation (this stimulation is not the intervention, but is instead part of the H-reflex assessment). H-reflex will be elicited by placing the cathode of an electr

Interventions

  • DEVICE Ekso
  • DEVICE cathode tsDCS
  • DEVICE anode tsDCS

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 4 participants
Start Date 2017-02-13
Est. Completion 2017-11-17
Phase NA

What the finished NCT02862080 record still lists

NCT02862080 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 4 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (100% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 3 interventions - of which Ekso is the first listed.

NCT02862080 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT02862080 about?

NCT02862080 is a clinical study titled "Combining tsDCS and Exoskeleton Gait Training on Spinal Excitability in SCI". The purpose of the study is to determine whether transcutaneous spinal direct current stimulation (tsDCS) is safe for individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). tsDCS is an electrical current applied to the skin. The plan is to also study the potential neurophysiological changes (changes in speed an...

What is the current status of trial NCT02862080?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 4 participants. The study started on 2017-02-13. Estimated completion is 2017-11-17.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT02862080?

The interventions under investigation include: Ekso (DEVICE), cathode tsDCS (DEVICE), anode tsDCS (DEVICE).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT02862080?

This trial is sponsored by The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, which has 732 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT02862080's enrollment target sits among peer trials

4 1996th of 2000 higher than 5 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02862080, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT02862080 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.