Spinal stimulation study aims to rewire movement after injury

NCT ID NCT05163639

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This early-phase study tests whether pairing brain stimulation with spinal cord stimulation can strengthen the signals that control hand muscles. Researchers will study healthy volunteers, people with spinal cord injury, and those with cervical myelopathy. The goal is to understand how this technique works and whether it could one day help restore movement.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

non-invasive brain and spinal cord stimulation

What this could lead to

If successful, this could point toward a non-invasive way to improve arm and hand function after spinal cord injury.

What could go wrong

This is a very early, small study focused on understanding how the stimulation works, not yet testing a treatment. It may not lead to any direct benefit for participants.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

quadriplegia spinal cord injury

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

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  • Bronx Veterans Medical Research Foundation, Inc

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    New York, New York, 10029, United States

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  • Columbia University Irving Medical Center

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    New York, New York, 10032, United States

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  • Weill Cornell Medicine

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    New York, New York, 10065, United States

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