Vibration Therapy for Spinal Cord Injury (SCI Trial)

Phase 1 & 2

Waitlist Available

Led By David V Lenihan, DC, PhD

Research Sponsored by Logan College of Chiropractic

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up up to 5 years

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

The purpose of this investigation is to determine the effect of lower limb vibration therapy on bone density in the tibia in patients with spinal cord injury. The second purpose is to assess the neuromuscular junction variability at the motor units of the tibialis anterior muscle after a sequence of lower limb vibration therapy

Eligible Conditions

Spinal Cord Injury

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ up to 5 years

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~up to 5 years

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and up to 5 years for reporting.

Treatment Details

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

1Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Vibration TherapyExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Treatment will consist of 10 sessions of 60 seconds each with one minute intervals in between at 50 Hz frequency three times per week for three months.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Vibration Therapy

2022

N/A

~80

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