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Can thinking about movement help paralyzed legs walk again?

NCT ID NCT07768930

Disease control Sponsor: Santos Dumont Institute Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Aug 17, 2026 · Last updated Aug 18, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This trial tests whether a brain-computer interface (BCI) can guide electrical stimulation to improve leg muscle activation and walking in people with spinal cord injury. Participants imagine moving their ankles while a device reads their brain signals and triggers electrical stimulation to assist the movement. The study aims to see if this combined approach improves muscle function, walking patterns, and independence.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
Brain-computer interface-guided functional electrical stimulation during gait training
What this could lead to
If successful, this approach could offer a new way to improve leg muscle activation and walking patterns in people with spinal cord injury, potentially enhancing rehabilitation outcomes.
What could go wrong
This is a very small early-stage trial (10 participants), so results may not apply broadly. The intervention is complex and may not produce meaningful improvements for all participants.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 10 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Nov 2024

Expected to finish

Dec 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 to 60 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Clinical diagnosis of traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI), classified as AIS grades A to D * Male or female participants * Age between 18 and 60 years Exclusion Criteria: * Skin lesions that preclude the use of functional electrical stimulation (FES) * Lower-limb contractures that preclude the use of FES * Lower-limb spasticity that precludes the use of FES * Osteoporosis * Recent surgical procedure

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

spinal cord injury

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Spinal cord injury

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Santos Dumont Institute

    Macaíba, Rio Grande do Norte, 59288-999, Brazil

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