Balance training for people with spinal cord injury
Part of Brain & nervous system, Injuries & trauma clinical trials.
This study looks at a treatment to improve how well you can balance and stay steady while moving if you have a spinal cord injury. It may help with side-to-side (lateral) balance and walking control.
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Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 65 years old
- A clinician has cleared you medically to safely join the study
- Your spinal cord injury level is between C4 and T10
- You can move your legs well enough to walk for at least 20 minutes on a treadmill (with partial body-weight support if needed)
- You can walk about 10 meters without braces/orthotics, or with braces that do not cross your knee
- No unhealed sores (bedsores), active infections, or serious heart/lung disease
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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