Nerve stimulation to help walking after spinal cord injury
Part of Brain & nervous system, Injuries & trauma clinical trials.
This trial tests a special nerve stimulator implanted in the neck that may help improve walking after a spinal cord injury. If you have had an incomplete spinal cord injury and still have trouble walking, this treatment might help you regain some movement.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You must be between 18 and 64 years old.
- Your spinal cord injury must be non-penetrating (not from a gunshot or stab wound) and happened at least 12 months ago.
- You must be able to walk short distances but with noticeable difficulty (your walking speed is less than about half a mile per hour).
- You must not have any other implanted electrical devices (like a pacemaker or spinal cord stimulator).
- You must be in overall good health and be approved by the study team for surgery to implant the nerve stimulator.
- Women who can become pregnant must use reliable birth control and not be pregnant or breastfeeding during the study.
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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