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This study will utilize short duration and mild levels of reduced oxygen (hypoxia) to induce spinal plasticity while evaluating the appropriate timing schedule for this intervention, as well as, the effects of superimposing sessions of a therapy, in individuals with chronic incomplete SCI. Our aim is to establish the time-course of outcome improvement and decay following a single session or multiple sessions of AIH therapy.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Single session of Acute Intermittent Hypoxia (AIH) | Experimental |
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| Single session of Sham Acute Intermittent Hypoxia (Sham AIH) | Placebo Comparator |
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| Two successive sessions of AIH | Experimental |
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| Two successive sessions of Sham AIH | Placebo Comparator |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Acute Intermittent Hypoxia | Other | Patients will breath 9%-11% oxigen for 1.5 minutes interspersed with 1.5 minutes of 21% oxigen (normoxia), 15 times for a total of 45 minutes. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in grip strength | A dynamometer measures maximum gross grasp (kglb) averaged over three attempts with each hand. The minimum possible value of zero kg lb will be assigned when the participant cannot actively flex the fingers or grasp the dynamometer. Standard position includes the participant in a supported sitting position, with shoulder in adducted and in neutral rotation and the elbow flexed at 90 degrees. The forearm should be in neutral rotation. The arm should not be supported by an arm rest or research personnel. | Baseline, immediately following intervention, and every 30 minutes for 5 hours |
| Pinch Strength | A pinch gauge measures maximum pinch force (kglb) averaged over three attempts with each hand. The minimum possible value of zero kg will be assigned when the participant cannot actively squeeze the pinch meter between the thumb and index finger. Standard position includes the participant in a supported sitting position, with shoulder in adducted and in neutral rotation and the elbow flexed at 90 degrees. The gauge will be placed between the thumb and lateral surface of the index finger (lateral pinch). | Baseline, immediately following intervention, and every 30 minutes for 5 hours |
| 9 Hole Peg Test | A measure of finger dexterity involving the placement of pegs from a container to holes on a board, and subsequent removal, as quickly as possible. The total number of seconds until task completion is recorded, as measured by when the participant touches the first peg to when the last peg is placed back into the container. | Baseline, immediately following intervention, and every 30 minutes for 5 hours |
| Box and Blocks test | A measure of manual dexterity that requires repeatedly moving 1-inch blocks from one side of a box to another in 60 seconds | Baseline, immediately following intervention, and every 30 minutes for 5 hours |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Milap Sandhu, PT, PhD | Contact | 3122386529 | m-sandhu@northwestern.edu | |
| Sofia Anastasopoulos | Contact | sanastasop@ric.org |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago | Recruiting | Chicago | Illinois | 60611 | United States |
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| ID | Term |
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| D013119 | Spinal Cord Injuries |
| ID | Term |
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| D013118 | Spinal Cord Diseases |
| D002493 | Central Nervous System Diseases |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
| D020196 | Trauma, Nervous System |
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| Sham Acute Intermittent Hypoxia | Other | Patients will breath 21% oxigen for 1.5 minutes interspersed with 1.5 minutes of room air, 15 times for a total of 45 minutes. |
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| D014947 | Wounds and Injuries |