Retraining Walking After Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal Cord Injuries, Quadriplegia, Paraplegia
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Spinal Cord Injuries focused on measuring spinal cord injury, walking, training, treadmill, incomplete spinal cord injury
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion criteria: First time spinal cord injury (SCI) from trauma, vascular, or orthopedic pathology at cervical or thoracic levels Category C or D SCI as defined by the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) Impairment Scale 1 to 3 years post-SCI Ability to walk independently a minimum of 40 feet with or without an assistive device Currently spending a minimum of 30 minutes per day walking No change in anti-spasticity medication during the study Medically stable Participant's personal physician must verify the participant's medical status Exclusion criteria: Bladder infection, decubiti, osteoporosis, cardiopulmonary disease, pain, or other significant medical complications that would prohibit or interfere with training and testing of walking function or alter compliance with a training protocol Currently participating in a rehabilitation program or another research protocol that could interfere or influence the outcome measures of the current study Congenital SCI (e.g., Chiari malformation, myelomeningocele, intraspinal neoplasm, Frederich's ataxia) Other degenerative spinal disorders (e.g., spinocerebellar degeneration, syringomyelia) that may complicate the treatment or evaluation procedures
Sites / Locations
- University of Florida