SEARCH FOR SCI CURE: Epidural Spinal Cord Stimulation study in Minnesota seeks 100 volunteers

The latest FDA-approved clinical trial of the Epidural Spinal Cord Stimulation will take place at three sites in Minnesota and the organizers are now recruiting up to 100 candidates for the large-scale study. The goal of this trial is to test and optimize the use of epidural spinal cord stimulation to restore volitional movement in patients suffering from chronic complete motor spinal cord injury and paraplegia.

The study, dubbed E-STAND (Epidural Stimulation After Neurologic Damage), was developed to formally test the use of epidural spinal cord stimulation for restoring volitional movement in the legs of patients who suffered spinal cord injury and have been unable to move since injury. In addition, the trial was constructed to figure out how to choose stimulation settings that provide the largest improvement in movement.

The E-STAND trial is also hoping to begin to understand how epidural spinal cord stimulation in this patient population can affect blood pressure, heart function, urinary function, bowel function and some aspects of cognitive function.

Take the pre-screen survey here. Completing this survey will add you to their database of potential participants. People are chosen for in-person screening appointments in the order they complete and pass this pre-screening survey. Once you complete the survey, you will eventually be contacted through email by study staff about openings for enrollment and if you qualify for participation.

You can learn more about this clinical trial HERE.