This trial is recruiting individuals with chronic incomplete spinal cord injuries to test using an implanted electrical stimulation device in combination with overground robot-assisted rehabilitation training. The main goal is to test if the stimulation (closed-loop Epidural Electrical Stimulation -EES) with walking training (body weight support system - BWSS) is safe and can improve walking. The study lasts about 8-12 months for each participant. Each will be evaluated before the EES is implanted, train with BWSS while optimizing EES for a period of 5-6 months, with the option to continue training with a home-use system for up to 3 years.
Traumatic
Type
Details
6-8 weeks before EES implantation surgery: 6 days of tests (5 in Lausanne and 1 in Zurich), followed by 3 weeks of BWSS training. EES implantation surgery and EES customization over 6-8 weeks when the participant will need to be present at CHUV University Hospital in Lausanne for 4-5 days per week. BWSS training with EES, 4 days per week for 5 months at CHUV University Hospital in Lausanne. The final tests will last 5 days (4 in Lausanne and 1 in Zurich). After the study, there will be an option to continue with a home-use system for up to 3 years.
Main benefits
Standing/walking/mobility
Additional benefits
Arm/hand function
General health
Good to know: Potential benefits are defined as outcomes that are being measured during and/or after the trial.
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