Cardiovascular safety of transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation in cervical spinal cord injury.

ABSTRACT: This study evaluated whether cervical transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation (tSCS) in conjunction with rehabilitation on upper extremity function alters blood pressure regulation in individuals with cervical spinal cord injury. This study is a secondary analysis of the Up-LIFT trial, a prospective single-arm multicenter trial designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of tSCS in conjunction with rehabilitation (tSCS ​+ ​rehab) on upper extremity function in individuals with chronic cervical spinal cord injury. Utilizing this large data set obtained from 60 individuals across 14 international sites, we compared blood pressure and heart rate measurements obtained before, during and after each training session during both the wash-in Rehab alone period and the tSCS ​+ ​rehab period of the

SUBMITTER: Samejima S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12014404 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature