Electromyography-Triggered Electrical Stimulation on Trunk Balance and Muscle Thickness in SCI Patients
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Ankara City Hospital Bilkent
- Where
- Türkiye1 site in 1 countryChoose a country to see its sites
- Trial code
- Status
- Completed
- People taking part
- 15 people enrolled
- Started
- 18 Aug 2023
- Ended
- 25 Jul 2024
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets an existing treatment, for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- Neuro Trac Myo Plus Pro
- Trunk eccentric exercises
- Record updated
- 31 July 2024
Who can take part
- Age
- 18 years to 65 years
- Sex
- Women and men
- Healthy volunteers
- Cannot take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- have traumatic SCI and this injury occurred at least 3 months ago,
- be between the ages of 18 and 65,
- have a neurological injury level between thoracic 4 and thoracic 12
- be fully paraplegic according to the American Spinal Cord Injury Association (ASIA) impairment scale
- be able to sit unsupported in a wheelchair
Who cannot take part
- patients with a diagnosis of heart failure
- malignancy
- epilepsy
- intracardiac defibrillators
- open wounds
- patients using trunk corsets
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About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of electromyography (EMG) triggered electrical stimulation (ES) applied to multifidus and erector spinae muscles on trunk balance in patients with complete thoracic spinal cord injury (SCI).
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The fundamental questions that investigators want to answer are as follows:
* [question 1]: "Does multifidus and erector spinae EMG ES improve trunk balance in patients with complete SCI?" * [question 2]: "Does multifidus and erector spinae EMG ES improve muscle thickness in patients with complete SCI?"
The 2 groups in the trial
- electromyography-triggered electrical stimulationTreatment being tested
EMG ES was applied to the bilateral multifidus and erector spina muscles of the experimental group 3 times a week for 10 minutes in each session for 4 weeks. At the beginning of each session, the participants were instructed to position themselves in a comfortable sitting position. EMG ES was performed using six self-adhesive electrodes (37 × 64 mm) and two Neuro Trac Myo Plus Pro devices.
Treatment: Neuro Trac Myo Plus Pro
- trunk eccentric exercisesExisting treatment, for comparison
The control group performed back eccentric exercises for 4 weeks, 3 times a week, 3 times in each session.
Data and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- The Effect of Electromyography Triggered Electrical Stimulation on Trunk Balance and Muscle Thickness of Multifidus and Erector Spinae Muscles in Patients With Complete Spinal Cord Injury - A Randomised Controlled Study
- Record updated
- 31 July 2024