Lateral Cord Stimulation as a New Treatment for Refractory Spastic Cerebral Palsy

Официальное название

Lateral Cord Electrical Stimulation Can Improve Spasticity in Chronic Spastic Cerebral Palsy

Обзор

The aim of our work is to investigate whether electrical Lateral Cord Stimulation (LCS) causes an inhibitory and modulatory action by indirect cerebellar activation, so releasing spasticity and the spastic syndrome in selected cases of patients with cerebral palsy

Подробное описание

PROJECT Lateral Cord Stimulation was thought by the author to be employed in patients with spastic cerebral palsy with the aim to improve tonus, motor function and speech.

Nevertheless, as it has been demonstrated as acting on the basic phenomena related with spasticity, it's to say the propagated spinal responses, its use could be extended to other forms of spastic disease, like spastic limbs post stroke, brain congenital malformations producing spasticity and motor disorders as the main signs, post anoxic encephalopathy, etc.

In this preliminary clinical trial, classed as phase 3, our sample must be very limited to assure stable conditions for statistical significance, hence our group is going to be circumscribed to certain conditions and pathology.

In the future, as long the method could spread its use, the extension on indications in other pathological conditions is advisable thus, its possibilities of marketing could be enlarged with its use in a broader spectrum of spastic patients.

Calculated risks are similar to those related with the ancient surgical technique called "Scoville"technique, currently employed time ago for cervical discectomy (6) Investigational plan The purpose of this clinical trial is to release spasticity and by this means improve the condition of patients with spastic cerebral palsy by extradural lateral cord electrical stimulation, by using currently employed electrodes and neurostimulators Those devices are already FDA approved and currently used for Dorsal Column Stimulation with the objective to treat chronic Pain and spasticity (Spasmodic Torticollis).

Вмешательства

• Устройство Lateral spinal cord surgical implant of electrodes
  The procedure is based on the classic approaches to posterior cervical region for herniated discs, actually not longer employed for that aim A unilateral hemilaminectomy will be performed at C3-C4 level, starting from 4th cervical spinous process. A multicontact electrode will be placed on the lateral surface of the spinal cord that will be subcutaneusly connected to an implanted pulse generator (IPG).

Первичные конечные точки

• Ashworth Scale [Срок оценки: Day 0 baseline evaluation. One post operative evaluation every 30 day during six months]

Вторичные конечные точки (1)

• Barthel Index [Срок оценки: Day 0 baseline evaluation. One post operative evaluation every 30 day during six months]

Критерии участия

Критерии включения

• Aged sixteen or older
• Spastic Cerebral Palsy with stable condition
• Motor disability unilateral or predominantly unilateral.
• Troubles of speech clinically evident.
• Normal or Slightly sub-normal I.Q
• No psychiatric disorders.

Критерии исключения

• Severe cardiac or respiratory troubles
• Fixed abnormal postures (except if previously corrected by orthopedic surgery)
• Chronic recurrent bronchial or pulmonary infections
• Chronic recurrent urinary infections
• Severe osteoporosis on affected limbs
• Chronic skin ulcerations.

Критерии приведены из реестра в оригинале (на английском). Окончательную оценку соответствия проводит исследовательский центр.

Здоровые добровольцы: Нет

Дизайн исследования

Распределение

Не применимо

Модель

Одна группа

Маскирование

Открытое

Основная цель

Лечение

Центры проведения

Аргентина · 1 центр

• Provincial Program of Neuromodulation — La Plata

Германия · 1 центр

• Klinikummagdeburg — Magdeburg

Публикации

• Andreani JC, Guma C. New animal model to mimic spastic cerebral palsy: the brain-damaged pig preparation. Neuromodulation. 2008 Jul;11(3):196-201. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1403.2008.00166.x. PMID 22151096
• Andreani JC, Guma C. Lateral cord stimulation decreases spastic electromyographic spreading: responses in a brain-damaged pig preparation. Neuromodulation. 2008 Jul;11(3):202-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1403.2008.00167.x. PMID 22151097

Идентификаторы

NCT: NCT02199015 · Andreani, JCM 1

Первоисточники (государственные реестры)

• ClinicalTrials.gov (NIH, США)

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