Testosterone and long pulse width stimulation (TLPS) for denervated muscles after spinal cord injury: a study protocol of randomised clinical trial.

Ashraf S, Gorgey,; Refka E, Khalil,; Malak, Alrubaye,; Ranjodh, Gill,; Jeannie, Rivers,; Lance L, Goetz,; David X, Cifu,; Teodoro, Castillo,; Deborah, Caruso,; Timothy D, Lavis,; Edward J, Lesnefsky,; Christopher C, Cardozo,; Robert A, Adler,

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064748

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Testosterone and long pulse width stimulation (TLPS) for denervated muscles after spinal cord injury: a study protocol of randomised clinical trial.

Published in BMJ open • Oct 5, 2022

Authors:

Gorgey, Ashraf S

Khalil, Refka E

Alrubaye, Malak

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Long pulse width stimulation (LPWS; 120-150 ms) has the potential to stimulate denervated muscles and to restore muscle size in denervated people with spinal cord injury (SCI). We will determine if testosterone treatment (TT)+LPWS would increase skeletal muscle size, leg lean mass and ...

Subject

neurobiology

neuromuscular disease

neurophysiology

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