NCT05745298

The Use of Functional Electrical Stimulation in Conjunction With Respiratory Muscle Training to Improve Unaided Cough in Individuals With Acute Spinal Cord Injury

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Miami · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The overall objective of this study is to improve unaided cough with abdominal and latissimus dorsi functional electrical stimulation in conjunction with respiratory muscle training in individuals with acute spinal cord injuries.

Conditions

• Acute Spinal Cord Injury

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Xcite Clinical Station	The abdominal functional electrical stimulation (AFES) will be conducted using the Xcite system. This is a battery-powered stimulator with up to 12 channels of cyclical stimulation. It is a task-specific modality to enhance mass practice during neurological re-education. The electrical stimulation will be applied to the abdominal and back muscles. In addition, participants will receive two specific respiratory muscle training exercises performed 3 days per week.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-07-21
• Primary completion: 2027-07-21
• Completion: 2027-09-21
• First posted: 2023-02-27
• Last updated: 2025-07-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Regulatory

• FDA-regulated device study