This is a trial enrolling individuals with incomplete spinal cord injuries to evaluate a patient-specific rehabilitation technique. Motor and sensory impairments due to SCI vary widely between individuals. Therefore, an optimal rehabilitation program should be tailored to the individual’s specific profile. This study uses a gait (walking) training approach based on unique, objective gait profiles for each participant, gathered from 3D gait analysis. If selected for the trial, participants will be randomly assigned to one of two study groups: 1) 6 weeks of standardized walking training (control group); or 2) 6 weeks of more specific “deficit-oriented” walking training based on each participant’s injury profile and individual deficits. The research team wants to see if individually adapted, deficit-oriented training is superior in improving walking function than the usual task-related training.
Traumatic
Non-traumatic
Type
Details
6 weeks of walking training (total of 18 sessions of 1 hour each) conducted and supervised by an experienced physical therapist 3-dimensional movement analysis
Main benefits
Standing/walking/mobility
Additional benefits
Arm/hand function
General health
Sensory function
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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