Pedaling soon after paralysis: new trial aims to speed recovery
NCT ID NCT07472985
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether starting leg cycling within the first week after a traumatic spinal cord injury can reduce complications like pneumonia and pressure sores, and improve nerve recovery. About 102 adults with recent spinal cord injuries will take part. The goal is to see if early movement is safe and helps people regain more function over the next year.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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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
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About 102 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2031
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * adults 18 years or older with non-penetrating traumatic SCI * SCI severity AIS grade A (complete injury with no motor or sensory function below lesion), B (sensory but no motor function preserved) or C (motor function preserved with most key muscles unable to move against gravity) * NLI between C0 and L2; and spine surgery performed within 48 hours of SCI Exclusion Criteria: * intubated and mechanically ventilated * conditions interfering with patient safety or ability to undergo cycling * body mass index 40 kg/m2 or less (to prevent "frog leg" position during cycling) * moderate or severe traumatic brain injury * hemodynamic instability * pelvic or lower extremity * injury with weight-bearing or mobilization restrictions
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hopital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal
RECRUITINGMontreal, Quebec, H4J1C5, Canada
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