Lower thoracic spinal cord stimulation to restore cough in patients with spinal cord injury: results of a National Institutes of Health-Sponsored clinical trial. Part II: clinical outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the clinical effects of spinal cord stimulation (SCS) to restore cough in subjects with cervical spinal cord injury.

Design

Clinical trial assessing the clinical outcomes and side effects associated with the cough system.

Setting

Outpatient hospital or residence.

Participants

Subjects (N=9; 8 men, 1 woman) with cervical spinal cord injury.

Interventions

SCS was performed at home by either the subjects themselves or caregivers on a chronic basis and as needed for secretion management.

Main outcome measures

Ease in raising secretions, requirement for trained caregiver support related to secretion management, and incidence of acute respiratory tract infections.

Results

The degree of difficulty in raising secretions improv

SUBMITTER: DiMarco AF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2809374 | biostudies-literature | 2009 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature