Principal Investigator: Rebecca Martin, OTD, OTR/L
More Details: Adults 22 years of age or older with chronic (spinal cord injury is not worsening) spinal cord injury who currently participate in a home-based FES cycling program may join. Participants will be placed in one of two groups depending on the injury level and severity. Both groups will participate in 4 in-clinic sessions (2-3x/week) that will last 45-60 minutes, where one channel of the RT300 FES bike will be programmed to provide Transcutaneous Spinal Stimulation (TSS). Participants placed in group 2 will complete walking assessments prior to cycling. After the in-clinic cycling portion as outlined above, participants will continue cycling with the program created during the first 2 weeks as part of the home program. Participants will cycle 3 sessions a week for 8 weeks, with weekly telehealth visits to resolve any problems and ensure compliance. After participants have completed the 8-week bout at home, will return to the clinic for one final session to repeat all walking outcome measures.
Protocol#: IRB00512846