Spinal stimulation may steady blood pressure after spinal cord injury
NCT ID NCT07674511
First seen Jun 29, 2026 · Last updated Jun 30, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study explores whether applying mild electrical stimulation to the spinal cord through the skin can improve blood pressure control in people with spinal cord injury. Participants will undergo tilt-table tests to measure immediate effects, plus 20 stimulation sessions to see if benefits last. The goal is to reduce dangerous drops in blood pressure and related symptoms like dizziness and fainting.
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 stimulation
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a non-drug way to manage blood pressure drops and dizziness in people with spinal cord injury, improving daily function and safety.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small early-stage study with only 10 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The effects may be temporary or not strong enough to replace current treatments.
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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 10 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
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.
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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: * Individuals with a SCI ≥ 1 year after injury * Injury level ≥ T6 (thoracic level) * AIS grade A-C * Cardiovascular dysfunction characterized by one or more of the following: 1. Persistent hypotension (SBP \< 90mmHg) 2. Orthostatic hypotension (OH, a drop of 20/10 mmHg in SBP/DBP within 5 minutes of standing/upright positioning). Additionally, experiencing orthostatic symptoms in daily life and/or requiring medication to manage OH. Exclusion Criteria: * Current illness (e.g., infection, a pressure injury that might interfere with the intervention) * 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 * History of seizures * pregnancy * Insufficient mental capacity to understand and independently provide consent * Deemed unsuitable by the study physician
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Kessler Foundation
West Orange, New Jersey, 07052, United States
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