Spinal zaps could stop dizziness after injury
NCT ID NCT05731986
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether gentle electrical stimulation on the back can help stabilize blood pressure in people who recently had a spinal cord injury. Participants will undergo sit-up tests with and without stimulation to see if it prevents dizziness and keeps blood pressure in a healthy range. The goal is to improve comfort and participation during early rehabilitation.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a non-drug way to manage blood pressure drops after spinal cord injury, helping patients engage more fully in rehabilitation.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early feasibility study with only 12 participants. The effects may not be strong or lasting, and individual responses could vary widely.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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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
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About 12 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2023
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * 7-30 days after injury * Injury level ≥T2 (thoracic level) * American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale (AIS) A-C * Exhibits at least one of the following hypotensive symptoms: 1. Baseline hypotension - resting supine or seated SBP \< 90mmHg; 2. SBP drop ≥ 20 mmHg within 5 minutes of assuming seated position; 3. Symptoms of orthostasis with a drop of SBP (\<90mmHg) from supine to sitting. Exclusion Criteria: * Current illness (e.g., a recent diagnosis of a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE), a pressure injury that might interfere with the intervention, etc.) or infection * Ventilator-dependent * History of implanted brain/spine/nerve stimulators * Cardiac pacemaker/defibrillator or intra-cardiac lines * Significant coronary artery or cardiac conduction disease, a recent history of myocardial infarction * Initiated on new cardiac medications within the past 5 days * Insufficient mental capacity to understand and independently provide consent * Pregnancy * Cancer * Deemed unsuitable by study physician
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Kessler Foundation
RECRUITINGWest Orange, New Jersey, 07052, United States
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