New walking training method shows promise for spinal cord injury recovery

NCT ID NCT03534518

First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated Jun 13, 2026 · Updated 37 times

Summary

This study tested whether walking training on real ground with body weight support helps people with chronic spinal cord injury walk better than treadmill training. Fourteen adults with incomplete spinal cord injury participated in 4 weeks of either overground or treadmill training. The goal was to see which method improves real-world walking skills like navigating obstacles and stairs.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University of Zurich, Balgrist University Hospital

    Zurich, Canton of Zurich, 8008, Switzerland

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