Eccentric Motor Control After SCI

Rehabilitation
Standing/walking/mobility
Online since 21 February 2024, updated 57 days ago

About this trial

This is a rehabilitation trial recruiting individuals with chronic incomplete paraplegia to study downhill walking training (eccentric motor control) to improve walking ability. The focus is on improving function of hips or knees. Participants include those who have had locomotor (treadmill) training and those who have not. Both the trained and untrained groups will perform downhill walking training with a therapist 3 times a week for 12 weeks, and will be compared to subjects without a spinal cord injury.

Included participants

Gender
All
Age
18 - 90 years
Injury level
C1 - T10
  • Severity (AIS)?
  • AIS-C
    AIS-D
    Time since injury
    6 months - 90 years
  • Injury type
  • Traumatic

    Non-traumatic

    Healthy volunteers
    Yes
    C1-T10

    What’s involved

    Type

    Rehabilitation

    Details

    The trained group will perform downhill walking training with a therapist 3 times a week for 12 weeks. Both the trained and untrained groups will perform walking tests after 12 and 16 weeks after starting the trial.

    Potential benefits

    Main benefits

    Standing/walking/mobility

    Additional benefits

    General health

    Mental health and psychosocial factors

    Good to know: Potential benefits are defined as outcomes that are being measured during and/or after the trial.

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    • Trial recruitment status
    • Ended
    • Trial start date
    • 1 Jun 2015
    • Organisation
    • Ohio State University
    • Trial recruitment status
    • Ended
    • Trial start date
    • 1 Jun 2015
    • Organisation
    • Ohio State University

    Wings for Life supports SCITrialsFinder

    Wings 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.

    Learn more