Trial · NCT07911657
Functional Electrical Stimulation vs Transcutaneous Stimulation in Patients With Subacute Spinal Cord Injury
NCT07911657, Not applicable, Recruiting, Center for Veterans Research and Education
3 sourcestrials-2026-11-12-0.4.0
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ConductScience Library. Functional Electrical Stimulation vs Transcutaneous Stimulation in Patients With Subacute Spinal Cord Injury. Trials, record NCT07911657. Release trials-2026-11-12-0.4.0, 12 Nov 2026. https://conductscience.org/library/trials/NCT07911657
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Trial
As registered on ClinicalTrials.gov, in the graph's capture of the registry.
- Title
- Functional Electrical Stimulation vs Transcutaneous Stimulation in Patients With Subacute Spinal Cord Injury
- NCT number
- NCT07911657
- Status
- Recruiting
- Phases
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 20 participants, estimated
- Lead sponsor
- Center for Veterans Research and Education
- Conditions
- Non Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury, Sub-Acute Rehabilitation, Spinal Cord Injury Cervical, Electric Stimulation Therapy, Upper Extremity, Recovery of Function
- Interventions
- RTI Xcite, ExaStim
- First posted
- 2026-11-03
- Last updated
- 2026-11-03
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Registered outcomes7
Each outcome the trial registered, primary first, in ClinicalTrials.gov's words.
| List | Outcome | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | Capabilities of Upper Extremity Test (CUE-T) | Baseline, 4-week, 8-week | A performance measure focused on quantifying upper limb limitations and impairment. The CUE-T assesses 17-19 tasks including reaching, lifting (up to 2kg), wheelchair push up, dynamometer strength testing, and active range of motion. Scoring is scored from 0 (unable) to 4 (no difficulty) with high scores indicating better upper limb function. This measure will be completed by a study staff (licensed physical or occupational therapist) who is blinded to treatment allocation. This instrument typically requires 15-30 minutes to complete. CUE-T evaluation sessions will be video-recorded so that observations of participant activities can be validated for study purposes. These video recordings will be destroyed as soon as the CUE-T assessment score has been finalized (within 2 weeks of completing the CUE-T.) |
| Secondary | Upper Extremity Motor Score UEMS | Baseline, 8-weeks | The UEMS is an upper limb strength assessment of upper limb muscles stratified by spinal nerve level innervation, using traditional manual muscle testing scoring (0-5/5). This requires the participant to demonstrate available movement against gravity, then if full movement is available that motion could be tested against resistance of the tester. If unable to move against gravity the muscles would be tested in gravity eliminated position (ie., horizontal plane) for active range of motion for full/partial range or palpable activity of the targeted muscle group. These tests are consistent with clinical practice to assess spinal cord injury level. This subscale may be performed by the blinded assessor if not completed by clinical staff as part of the ASIA Impairment Scale/International Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury (AIS/ISNCSCI). |
| Secondary | Modified Ashworth Scale for Upper Extremity | Baseline, 8-weeks | This is an impairment scale to measure muscle spasticity or tone in response to passive lengthening of a muscle. It requires the participant to lay supine while study staff, the blinded assessor/therapist, passively moves a joint to lengthen a muscle over a joint's full range of motion over approximately 1 second, or approximately at the speed of gravity. Each joint/muscle tested may be tested up to three times. The scale rates resistance to passive movement from 0 (no increase in tone) to 4 (joint fixed in flexion or extension). For this study, only the upper limb will be tested as part of the protocol. |
| Secondary | Capabilities of Upper Extremity Questionnaire CUE-Q | Baseline, 8-weeks | The CUE-Q is a 32-item questionnaire that evaluates functional limitations of the hands and arms using a scale of perceived difficulty from 0 (unable) - 4 (no difficulty). Activities inquired about include reaching, lifting objects, pulling/sliding objects, holding small objects like coins, etc. This may take 5-15 minutes to administer. |
| Other | Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Patient Assessment Instrument IRF-PAI (Section GG codes) | Baseline, 8-weeks | This assessment is designed solely for use during inpatient rehabilitation; it replaced the previous use of the FIM measure for inpatient rehabilitation. For this outcome, assessments will be completed by VA clinical therapist(s) who will categorize typical function over a 3-day admission period and during the final three days prior to discharge. This assessment categorizes functional level from 01 (dependent) to 6 (independent). For this study, this assessment will be completed as a portion of clinical assessment, and will include observation of specific functional activities as deemed appropriate \& safe for clinical assessment including but not limited to: Self-care (upper body dressing, bathing,, toileting, oral hygiene, eating, etc), mobility ((rolling, sit to lying, lying to sitting edge of bed, sit to stand, chair to chair transfer, toilet transfer, walking various distances, stairs, wheeled mobility, etc), bowel and bladder continence, and health history (falls, pain, etc). |
| Other | PROMIS Pain Intensity and Pain Interference Scales | Baseline, 8-weeks | Promis Pain Intensity and Interference scales are short form assessments using a Likert scale addressing levels of pain or pain interference from 1 (not at all/never) - 7 (very much/always). These scales would take less than 10 minutes to complete. |
| Other | Spinal Cord Injury Quality of Life - Resilience SCI-QOL | Baseline, 8-weeks | This assessment focused on measuring quality of life (QOL) across physical, emotional and global health domains using a Likert scale with ratings from 1 (lowest frequency, or never) to 5 (highest frequency or always). This scale is sometimes called the NeuroQOL, and has been updated to be structured like the PROMIS measures where it can be completed via paper forms, short forms, or a computer adaptive testing on a tool such as REDcap. The adaptive testing can take as little as 10 minutes and provides a T-score across a normalized scoring distribution of 100, where the mean is 50. |
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Outcomes0
Each outcome the trial posted results for, in ClinicalTrials.gov's words.
None in this release.
Results by group0
Each measurement the trial posted, group by group, in the words and numbers it posted.
None in this release.
Participant flow0
How many started, completed or left each group, period by period.
None in this release.
Adverse events0
Each adverse event the trial posted, group by group: the participants affected out of those at risk.
None in this release.
Adverse event totals0
The totals the trial posted for each group.
None in this release.
Papers15
The papers the trial lists on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Grants0
The grants NIH RePORTER links to the trial, newest funded first: NIH's, and some of AHRQ's, CDC's, FDA's and VA's. Each shows its title, principal investigators, organization and funder in its newest year.
None in this release.
Trial comparisons0
Comparisons of the trial's two groups, calculated by ConductScience from the counts it posted.
None in this release.
Tests0
The ConductCognition tests this trial's registered outcomes name, as ScienceGraph matched them in trial-tests-2026-11-12-0.2.1.
None in this release.
Source
- Release
- trials-2026-11-12-0.4.0
- Release manifest SHA-256
- 0f4a8d8c48aee2a7573ae0fa94ecbeab70c1adbe449bbc95c424bc7d3e97b9d4
- Registry capture
- 2026-11-12
- Results copy, AACT
- 2026-03-23
- NIH clinical studies file
- 2026-11-13
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Sources 3
- ClinicalTrials.gov's posted results, through CTTI's AACTFreely available. Acknowledgement requested
- ClinicalTrials.govNone stated
- NIH RePORTER's clinical studies and project filesPublic domain
Each source's terms
- ClinicalTrials.gov's posted results, through CTTI's AACTClinicalTrials.gov data via Aggregate Analysis of ClinicalTrials.gov (AACT), CTTI. CTTI makes its materials freely available and requests acknowledgement. https://aact.ctti-clinicaltrials.org/documentation/299
- ClinicalTrials.govnone stated
- NIH RePORTER's clinical studies and project filesPublic domain (NIH RePORTER)
ClinicalTrials.gov's data carry an international copyright outside the United States: https://clinicaltrials.gov/about-site/terms-conditions.
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