tSCS + EksoGT in SCI Patients

About this trial

This pilot trial is enrolling 6 individuals with chronic, incomplete thoracic spinal cord injury to test the effect of skin-surface (transcutaneous) spinal cord stimulation (tSCS) combined with robotic gait training (RGT) on functional mobility. RGT utilizes an exoskeleton (EksoGT), an externally worn powered robotic device to assist movement. tSCS is a technique for stimulating the spinal cord via surface electrodes to modify spinal cord function. If included, participants will undergo 2 phases of training in random order, separated by 1 week in between phases. One phase consists of 16 sessions of RGT and 8-10 weeks of conventional physical therapy. The second phase is the same with 45 minutes of tSCS applied during RGT. Final testing of functional mobility will be performed one week after each phase and an overall satisfaction survey will be performed at week 18.