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Mirror illusion may help paralyzed patients walk again

NCT ID NCT04809987

Disease control Sponsor: University of Valencia Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jul 07, 2026 · Last updated Jul 08, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether watching a video of someone walking, projected below a mirror, can help people with incomplete spinal cord injury improve their walking, strength, and sensation. The idea is that mirror neurons in the brain may be activated by seeing the movement, promoting recovery. Participants will be randomly assigned to the virtual gait system, physical exercise, or a neutral video, and their progress will be measured over time.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Virtual gait system (video of treadmill walking projected below a mirror)
What this could lead to
If effective, this could offer a simple, non-invasive way to improve walking and muscle function after incomplete spinal cord injury.
What could go wrong
This is a small early study with 38 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention is experimental and may not lead to meaningful improvement.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

38 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jan 2021

Finished

Dec 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

16 to 99 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Incomplete spinal cord injury (ASIA C,D or E). * Mini-Mental State Examination \>23 points. Exclusion Criteria: * Lower limbs traumathic pathology. * Other nervous system alterations. * Vestibular diseases. * Other diseases.

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Conditions

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spinal cord injury

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Incomplete spinal cord injury

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Facultat de Fisioterapia, Universitat de València

    Valencia, Valencia, 46010, Spain

  • Faculty of Physiotherapy

    Valencia, Spain, 46010, Spain

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