Informazioni generali
  • Categoria della malattia Malattie del sistema nervoso (BASEC)
  • Fase dello studio N/A (ICTRP)
  • Stato di reclutamento reclutamento in corso (BASEC/ICTRP)
  • Luogo dello studio
    Losanna
    (BASEC)
  • Responsabile dello studio Prof. G. Courtine gregoire.courtine@epfl.ch (BASEC)
  • Fonte dati BASEC: Importato da 14.10.2025 ICTRP: Importato da 13.09.2025
  • Ultimo aggiornamento 14.10.2025 15:31
HumRes55481 | SNCTP000004706 | BASEC2021-D0025 | NCT05111093

Electrical Epidural Stimulation to Restore Hemodynamic Stability and Trunk Control in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury

  • Categoria della malattia Malattie del sistema nervoso (BASEC)
  • Fase dello studio N/A (ICTRP)
  • Stato di reclutamento reclutamento in corso (BASEC/ICTRP)
  • Luogo dello studio
    Losanna
    (BASEC)
  • Responsabile dello studio Prof. G. Courtine gregoire.courtine@epfl.ch (BASEC)
  • Fonte dati BASEC: Importato da 14.10.2025 ICTRP: Importato da 13.09.2025
  • Ultimo aggiornamento 14.10.2025 15:31

Descrizione riassuntiva dello studio

This study aims to demonstrate the efficacy and safety of a new therapy called "ARC-IM Therapy", which aims to electrically stimulate the spinal cord circuits directly responsible for regulating blood pressure, trunk stability, and spasticity in patients with spinal cord injury. This therapy aims to improve these functions in patients with a subacute or chronic injury located between C3 and T6 (inclusive) who suffer from orthostatic hypotension. It is also expected that this therapy will have a positive impact on the respiratory function of these patients or on their overall quality of life. The safety and efficacy of the experimental system (composed of electrodes and an implantable stimulator as well as applications to control the stimulation), associated procedures, and thus the therapy will be evaluated through this study to envision their integration into standard clinical rehabilitation programs.

(BASEC)

Intervento studiato

Implantation of an electrical stimulation system of the spinal cord composed of an epidural electrode at the thoracic level and a stimulator at the right or left lateral abdomen.

(BASEC)

Malattie studiate

Spinal Cord Injury

(BASEC)

Criteri di partecipazione
• Spinal cord injury between C3 and T6 (inclusive) • Spinal cord injury ≥ 1 month • Confirmed orthostatic hypotension (BASEC)

Criteri di esclusione
• Spinal cord injury related to a neurodegenerative disease • Non-vesicular and vesicular injections of botulinum toxin performed in the last 3 months prior to inclusion • Presence of significant pressure ulcers (BASEC)

Luogo dello studio

Losanna

(BASEC)

Switzerland (ICTRP)

Sponsor

EPFL

(BASEC)

Contatto per ulteriori informazioni sullo studio

Persona di contatto in Svizzera

Prof. G. Courtine

+41 21 69 30762

gregoire.courtine@epfl.ch

EPFL

(BASEC)

Informazioni generali

CHUV,

+41 21 69 30762;

gregoire.courtine@epfl.ch

(ICTRP)

Informazioni generali

CHUV

+41 21 69 30762

gregoire.courtine@epfl.ch

(ICTRP)

Informazioni scientifiche

CHUV,

+41 21 69 30762;

gregoire.courtine@epfl.ch

(ICTRP)

Nome del comitato etico approvante (per studi multicentrici solo il comitato principale)

Commissione d'etica Vaud

(BASEC)

Data di approvazione del comitato etico

29.11.2021

(BASEC)


ID di studio ICTRP
NCT05111093 (ICTRP)

Titolo ufficiale (approvato dal comitato etico)
Epidural Electrical Stimulation to restore hemodynamic stability and trunk control in people with spinal cord injury (BASEC)

Titolo accademico
Epidural Electrical Stimulation to Restore Hemodynamic Stability and Trunk Control in People With Spinal Cord Injury (ICTRP)

Titolo pubblico
Epidural Electrical Stimulation to Restore Hemodynamic Stability and Trunk Control in People With Spinal Cord Injury (ICTRP)

Malattie studiate
Spinal Cord Injuries (ICTRP)

Intervento studiato
Device: ARC-IM Investigational System implantation (ICTRP)

Tipo di studio
Interventional (ICTRP)

Disegno dello studio
Allocation: N/A. Intervention model: Single Group Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: None (Open Label). (ICTRP)

Criteri di inclusione/esclusione
Inclusion Criteria:

- 18 years of age or older

- Must provide and sign the Informed Consent prior to any study related procedures

- Spinal cord injury lesion level between C3 and T6 (inclusive)

- SCI = 1month

- Confirmed orthostatic hypotension

- Stable medical, physical and psychological condition as considered by the
investigators

- Able to understand and interact with the study team in French or English

- Agrees to comply in good faith with all conditions of the study and to attend all
scheduled appointments

Exclusion Criteria:

- SCI related to a neurodegenerative disease

- Diseases and conditions that would increase the morbidity and mortality of spinal
cord injury surgery

- The inability to withhold antiplatelet/anticoagulation agents perioperatively

- History of myocardial infarction or cerebrovascular event within the past 6 months

- Other conditions that would make the subject unable to participate in testing in the
judgement of the investigators

- Clinically significant mental illness in the judgement of the investigators

- Botulinum toxin vesical and non-vesical injections in the previous 3 months before
the enrolment

- Presence of significant pressure ulcers

- Recurrent urinary tract infection refractory to antibiotics

- Presence of indwelling baclofen or insulin pump

- Women who are pregnant (pregnancy test obligatory for woman of childbearing
potential) or breast feeding,

- Lack of safe contraception for women of childbearing capacity,

- Intention to become pregnant during the course of the study,

- Other clinically significant concomitant disease states (e.g., renal failure,
hepatic dysfunction, cardiovascular disease, etc.),

- Inability to follow the procedures of the study, e.g. due to language problems,
psychological disorders or dementia of the participant,

- Participation in another study with investigational drug within the 30 days
preceding and during the present study,

- Enrolment of the investigator, his/her family members, employees, and other
dependent persons. (ICTRP)

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Endpoint primari e secondari
Occurrence of Serious Adverse Events and Adverse Events that are deemed related or possibly related to the study procedure or to the ARC-IM Investigational System (ICTRP)

Orthostatic head-up tilt test (hemodynamic stability assessment);Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) (spasticity assessment);SCIM III (daily life performance assessment) (ICTRP)

Data di registrazione
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Inclusione del primo partecipante
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Sponsor secondari
non disponibile

Contatti aggiuntivi
Jocelyne Bloch, MD;Gregoire Courtine, Prof;Jocelyne Dr Bloch, Prof. Dr., gregoire.courtine@epfl.ch, +41 21 69 30762;, CHUV, (ICTRP)

ID secondari
HemON (ICTRP)

Risultati-Dati individuali dei partecipanti
non disponibile

Ulteriori informazioni sullo studio
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05111093 (ICTRP)

Risultati dello studio

Riepilogo dei risultati

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Link ai risultati nel registro primario

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