Assessment of the Efficacy and Safety of EESS in Patients With Incomplete Spinal Cord Injuries

About this trial

This is a clinical trial investigating the safety and effect of spinal cord stimulation combined with rehabilitation on individuals with chronic, incomplete spinal cord injury. The method being tested, electric epidural spinal cord stimulation (EESS), modifies spinal cord function by way of electrodes implanted on the spinal cord. Researchers want to see if the electrodes activate nerve networks in the spinal cord. The effects of stimulation will be measured mainly in terms of walking function, but also by urological and sexual function, as well as quality of life factors. If included in the trial, participants will undergo 40 days of rehabilitation with the stimulation and 40 days without the stimulation. After the first 40 days of rehabilitation, participants will rest for 30 days before completing 40 more days of rehabilitation. The order in which participants complete rehabilitation with or without the stimulation will be randomized (not in predetermined order).