Powered exoskeleton plus electrical stimulation for incomplete spinal cord injury
Part of Brain & nervous system, Injuries & trauma clinical trials.
This trial tests whether a powered walking exoskeleton together with electrical muscle stimulation (FES) can improve walking and movement in people with long-term, incomplete spinal cord injury. It may help you stand and walk more safely and effectively than standard care alone.
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Who can take part
- Your spinal cord injury has been present for more than 1 year and is incomplete (AIS B, C, or D).
- Your injury may be from trauma or non-trauma, but it must be incomplete.
- You can stand and complete a 10-meter walk test (10MWT) for at least 10 minutes, with or without assistive devices.
- You still have working lower-muscle nerve signals needed to feel/control stimulation in specific thigh/knee muscles.
- You have a body size that fits the exoskeleton (about 155–190 cm tall; up to 100 kg; pelvic width not too wide).
- You do not have major limitations that could make treatment unsafe (e.g., recent lower-limb fractures, bad joint tightness/contractures, bone overgrowth where it shouldn’t be, severe spasticity, or open skin sores where the device touches).
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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