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CompletedNCT03439319Updated Jul 18, 2022

Restoration of Reaching and Grasping Function in Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury Using MyndMove® Neuromodulation Therapy

An interventional study of MyndMove® and Conventional Therapy in Spinal Cord Injuries and Trauma, Nervous System, sponsored by MyndTec Inc.. Completed at 4 sites in 2 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-07-18.

Sponsored by MyndTec Inc. · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was Feb 2022, 4 years 8 months ago, and no results have been posted to the registry.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
51
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

A two-arm, parallel group, multicentre, single-blind, randomized controlled trial comparing electrical neuromodulation delivered by MyndMove® therapy to intensive upper-limb conventional therapy in the treatment of patients with moderate to severe motor impairment to their arms and hands from an incomplete, traumatic spinal cord injury.

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Conditions studied

  • Spinal Cord Injuries
  • Trauma, Nervous System

Keywords

  • MyndMove
  • Electrical neuromodulation
  • conventional therapy
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In context

Spinal Cord Injuries

2,025 studies on the registry are indexed under Spinal Cord Injuries; 537 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 51 is above the median of 24 across 1,633 interventional studies indexed under Spinal Cord Injuries.

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Lead sponsor

MyndTec Inc. is the lead sponsor of 2 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  1. Traumatic incomplete (AIS B-D) C4-C7 spinal cord injury
  2. Paralysis or paresis in both upper extremities
  3. At least 4 months (120 days) and less than 96 months (2,920 days) post traumatic SCI
  4. Baseline SCIM-SC ≤ 10
  5. From an inpatient or outpatient care setting
  6. Able to understand and follow instructions
  7. Able to tolerate being in a seated position for a least one hour required to deliver upper limb therapy
  8. Willing to attend treatment sessions and all assessment sessions
  9. Able to understand and provide
  10. Male and female participants ≥ 18 years of age at the time of enrollment

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Previous history of any other neuromuscular disorder or conditions that may affect motor response
  2. Upper extremity injury or condition prior to SCI that limits the function of the hand or arm
  3. Malignant skin lesion on the affected upper extremity
  4. Rash or open wound at any potential electrode site
  5. History of seizure disorder not effectively managed by seizure medications
  6. An implanted metallic part (e.g. plates, screws or joint replacement) or electrical device (e.g. Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator, Pacemaker, Spinal Stimulation). (Note: If the participant has passive metallic implants, the therapy can be delivered if the implants are located in an area other than where the electrical stimulant is to be delivered.)
  7. Complete denervation of muscles that are targeted by MyndMove such that MyndMove is unable to elicit tetanic muscle contraction when upper limits of stimulation intensity for the targeted muscle are applied
  8. Poorly controlled autonomic dysreflexia (as determined by the local site physician)
  9. History of psychiatric illness requiring hospitalization within the past 24 months
  10. Active drug treatment for dementia
  11. of less than 12 months due to other illness
  12. In the judgment of the medical provider, the participant has medical complications that may interfere with the execution of the study
  13. Currently enrolled in another upper limb study and/ or has received MyndMove Therapy within the past 3 months
  14. Enrolled, in the past six months, in a clinical study involving drugs or biologics
  15. Currently dependent on a ventilator
  16. Botulinum toxin injection into affected upper extremity and the muscle targeted by MyndMove® therapy within 6 months prior to the study start. No botulinum toxin injections in the upper extremity during the study treatment and follow up period
  17. Females who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant in the duration of the trial
  18. Regional disorder of the upper extremities such as fracture, dislocation, or joint contractures to less than 50% of the expected range of motion
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(2)

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Life expectancy

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
51 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    MyndMove® therapy

    Non-invasive Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) technique with surface electrodes to stimulate from 3 to 8 muscles to create purposeful movements in one or both hands/arms

    Device: MyndMove®

  • Active comparator
    Intensive Conventional therapy

    Using Conventional therapy which focuses exclusively on the purposeful movements in one or both hands/arms

    Other: Conventional Therapy

Interventions

  • DeviceMyndMove®

    This FES therapy can be used as a short-term therapeutic intervention to help improve voluntary grasping function

  • OtherConventional Therapy

    Conventional training involves repetitive practice of upper extremity movements with manual assistance provided by a therapist as needed.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. To compare the efficacy of MyndMove® therapy vs intensive conventional therapy in improving upper extremity function as measured by Spinal Cord Independence Measure self-care sub score (SCIM-SC)

    SCIM-SC is a disability scale that has been specifically developed to evaluate the functional outcomes of patients with traumatic and non-traumatic SCI. The SCIM-SC assesses function of self-care, which includes feeding, bathing, dressing and grooming.

    Time frame: Change from baseline to 6weeks to 14 weeks to 24weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change in participant's upper limb and hand impairment and function using Graded Refined Assessment of Strength Sensibility and Prehension (GRASSP)

    This is a multi-modality test designed to assess the integration of sensorimotor hand and upper limb impairment and function. This test combines the features of several other tests that have been used to assess hand and upper limb function in the peripheral hand population

    Time frame: Change from baseline to 6weeks to 14weeks to 24weeks

  2. Change in participant's reaching and grasping function with the Toronto Rehab Institute Hand Function Test (TRI-HFT)

    A test developed to evaluate improvements in the gross motor function of the unilateral grasp due to FES for reaching and grasping treatment. Hand functions that will be tested with the TRI-HFT are: lateral or pulp pinch, and palmar grasps. that have been used to assess hand and upper limb function in the peripheral hand population

    Time frame: Change from baseline to 14 weeks to 24weeks

  3. To assess safety as measured by serious and non serious adverse events (SAEs) recorded for participants in both groups of the study population over the duration of the study

    Time frame: Duration of the trial from baseline to 24weeks

  4. Change in quality of life as measured by the Spinal Cord Injury-Quality of Life (SCI-QOL)

    The SCI-QOL measurement system is a multifaceted system of measuring patient reported outcomes across a wide variety of functioning specifically targeted for individuals with SCI

    Time frame: Change from baseline to 6weeks to 14weeks to 24weeks

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Study locations

4 sites
  • MetroHealth Medical Center / Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center
    Cleveland, Ohio 44109, United States
  • TIRR Memorial Hermann
    Houston, Texas 77030, United States
  • HealthTech Connex Centre for Neurology Studies / NeuroMotion Physiotherapy Clinics ( Surrey, Vancouver and Victoria)
    Surrey, British Columbia V3V 0C6, Canada
  • Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
    Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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References and documents

Publications

  • Anderson KD, Korupolu R, Musselman KE, Pierce J, Wilson JR, Yozbatiran N, Desai N, Popovic MR, Thabane L. Multi-center, single-blind randomized controlled trial comparing functional electrical stimulation therapy to conventional therapy in incomplete tetraplegia. Front Rehabil Sci. 2022 Sep 9;3:995244. doi: 10.3389/fresc.2022.995244. eCollection 2022. PubMed 36188946 ↗
  • Anderson KD, Wilson JR, Korupolu R, Pierce J, Bowen JM, O'Reilly D, Kapadia N, Popovic MR, Thabane L, Musselman KE. Multicentre, single-blind randomised controlled trial comparing MyndMove neuromodulation therapy with conventional therapy in traumatic spinal cord injury: a protocol study. BMJ Open. 2020 Sep 28;10(9):e039650. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039650. PubMed 32988951 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Ran from Jun 2019 to primary completion in Feb 2022, 32 months.

Of 49 industry-sponsored interventional studies with no phase under Spinal Cord Injuries, half reached primary completion within 12 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 6 and three quarters within 28. This study's 32 months is above that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 839 studies reached it within 36 months; a quarter within 17 and three quarters within 64.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Feb 13, 2018
First posted
Feb 20, 2018
StartActual
Jun 3, 2019
Primary completionActual
Feb 28, 2022
CompletionActual
Mar 31, 2022
Last update
Jul 18, 2022
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 18, 2022, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03439319
Lead sponsor
MyndTec Inc.
Collaborators
U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity, United States Department of Defense, Programs for Assessment of Technology in Health Research Institute, McMaster University
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Feb 20, 2018
Start date
Jun 3, 2019
Primary completion
Feb 28, 2022
Completion
Mar 31, 2022
Last update
Jul 18, 2022

Study contacts

Steve Plymale
study director · MyndTec Inc.

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
Yes
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