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Spinal zaps help scientists map nerve damage in kids with spina bifida

NCT ID NCT06918119

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Mayo Clinic Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study uses mild electrical stimulation on the skin of the lower back to measure how well nerves and muscles work in 30 children and teens with spina bifida. Researchers will test muscle strength, spasticity, walking speed, and coordination. The goal is to better understand sensorimotor deficits, not to treat the condition.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 30 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Aug 2025

Expected to finish

Jul 2030

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

5 to 18 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria * Congenital diagnosis of myelomeningocele (MMC) * Able to follow verbal commands or instructions. * If female and able to become pregnant, must be willing to use medically-acceptable method of contraception during study participation. Exclusion Criteria * Severe cognitive deficits demonstrating inability to communicate needs * Gaping, weeping, or unhealed open wounds at the site of electrode placement * Unhealed fractures on load bearing bones * History of osteoporosis * History of implanted electronic devices at the stimulation location(e.g. deep brain stimulator, cardiac pacemaker, diaphragmatic pacer, baclofen pumps, insulin pumps, etc.) * Pregnancy * Epilepsy * History of seizure * Ongoing infections (currently being treated or are symptomatic) * Any illness or condition which, based on the research team's assessment, will compromise the patient's ability to comply with the protocol, patient safety, or the validity of the data collected during this study.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

myelomeningocele spina bifida

As listed by the trial registrant

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Myelomeningocele Spina bifida

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Mayo Clinic in Rochester

    RECRUITING

    Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States

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