NCT06527417

Electromyography-Triggered Electrical Stimulation on Trunk Balance and Muscle Thickness in SCI Patients

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

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 15 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ankara City Hospital Bilkent · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

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). 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?"

Detailed description

Spinal cord injury results in loss of sensory and motor function below the level of injury, causing difficulty with unaided sitting and activities of daily living, especially at the thoracic level in SCI patients. The paraspinal muscles that provide trunk balance are weakened in these patients. Methods such as neuromuscular electrical stimulation and EMG ES are used to improve trunk balance and restore muscle function. This study aims to investigate the effect of EMG ES applied to the multifidus and erector spinae muscles on trunk balance in patients with complete thoracic SCI.

Conditions

• Spinal Cord Injury Thoracic

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Neuro Trac Myo Plus Pro	Electrical stimulation parameters; stimuli were monophasic, rectangular, stimulus duration 300 µs, frequency 25 Hertz, amplitude was increased up to a maximum of 100 milliampere until contraction was seen.
OTHER	Trunk eccentric exercises	The control group performed back eccentric exercises for 4 weeks, 3 times a week, 3 times in each session

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-08-18
• Primary completion: 2024-02-18
• Completion: 2024-07-25
• First posted: 2024-07-30
• Last updated: 2024-07-31

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)