This trial is recruiting individuals with chronic, incomplete spinal cord injuries to test the use of a skin surface electrical device that stimulates the spinal cord during walking training with a powered robotic device (exoskeleton). The main goal is to see if the stimulation improves walking better than using only the exoskeleton. Participants will receive 60 minutes of walking training with the exoskeleton 3 times per week for 28 weeks. One group will have electrodes placed on the skin of the lower back to stimulate the spinal cord during walking training, followed by 15 minutes of overground walking training without the exoskeleton. Another group (control) will receive the exoskelelton walking training but will not get the stimulation.
Traumatic
Non-traumatic
Type
Details
80 training sessions, 3 times per week, for 28 weeks of 1) 60 minutes of walking training with TLS and the exoskeleton followed by 15 minutes of walking training without the exoskeleton or 2) 60-minute walking training with the exoskeleton without TLS (control group).
Main benefits
Standing/walking/mobility
Additional benefits
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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Learn moreWings for Life has proudly initiated, led and funded the new version of the SCI Trials Finder website. Wings for Life aims to find a cure for spinal cord injuries. The not-for-profit foundation funds world-class scientific research and clinical trials around the globe.
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