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NCT04921592
Upper Extremity Training for Chronic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury
NA trial testing upper extremity stimulation in Spinal Cord Injuries in 36 participants. Currently enrolling.
15 June 2027
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Kessler Foundation |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Recruiting now |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | na |
| Design | single group |
| Masking | none |
| Primary purpose | other |
| Enrollment | 36 |
| Start date | 14 June 2021 |
| Primary completion | 15 June 2027 |
| Estimated completion | 15 November 2027 |
| Sites | 1 location across United States |
Drugs / interventions tested
- upper extremity stimulation
Conditions studied
- Spinal Cord Injuries — all drugs for Spinal Cord Injuries →
Sponsor
Kessler Foundation
Who can join
18 and older, any sex, with Spinal Cord Injuries. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
This study is to understand how the combination of activity-based recovery training and targeted spinal cord transcutaneous stimulation (scTS) can improve participants' ability to use their hand, arms, and core.
Publications & conference data
2 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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Neuromodulation in Spinal Cord Injury Using Transcutaneous Spinal Stimulation-Mapping for a Blood Pressure Response: A Case Series.
Engel-Haber E, Bheemreddy A, Bayram MB, Ravi M, et al · · 2024 · cited 7× · PMID 39391052 · DOI 10.1089/neur.2024.0066 -
Combining Therapeutic Strategies to Treat the Injured Spinal Cord: A Translational Perspective.
Sherman BC, Schmidt Read M, Hoh DJ, Guest JD, et al · · 2025 · cited 2× · PMID 40929022 · DOI 10.1177/08977151251371710
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- PubMed search for NCT04921592
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Verify against primary sources
- ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
- WHO ICTRP — international registry index
- EU Clinical Trials Register
- Sponsor press releases (Google)
- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04921592 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
- Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Kessler Foundation
- Last refreshed: 6 May 2025
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