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CompletedNCT00575536

Optical Stimulation in Peripheral Nerves for Select Rhizotomy Procedures

Optical Stimulation in Peripheral Nerves in Selective Rhizotomy Cases

Status
Completed
Phase
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
19 (actual)
Sponsor
Vanderbilt University · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
3 Years – 17 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the safe and effective levels of optical stimulation in peripheral nerves of humans otherwise undergoing nerve lesioning in surgery.

Detailed description

The purpose of this study is to determine the safe and effective levels of optical stimulation in peripheral nerves of humans otherwise undergoing nerve lesioning in surgery, namely children undergoing selective rhizotomy for treatment of medically refractory spasticity.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
PROCEDURERhizotomy for children with spasticityOptical Stimulation versus electrical stimulation in children who need Rhizotomy Surgery for spasticity

Timeline

Start date
2006-01-01
Primary completion
2017-11-01
Completion
2017-11-01
First posted
2007-12-18
Last updated
2018-05-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00575536. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.