Timing is everything: new trial tests early vs. delayed surgery for spinal cord injury
NCT ID NCT07583836
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether having surgery sooner or later after a traumatic spinal cord injury leads to better recovery. Researchers will compare how much nerve function improves in 100 adults who get either early or delayed surgery. The goal is to find the best timing to help patients regain movement and feeling.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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.
Who is studied
• Patients presenting with spinal cord injury (both cervical and thoracic)
- Ages
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18 to 60 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Patients presenting with spinal cord injury (both cervical and thoracic) as per described in the operational definition * Age from 18-60 years * Both male and female patients Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with penetrating spinal injuries such as gunshot/stab wounds * Patients with pre-existing neurological conditions like myelopathy etc. * Patients with any kind of malignancy * Patients having CSF infection etc. * Patients who are not fit for general anesthesia (i.e. ASA Grade \>2 Annexure-B) * Diagnosis of subclinical or clinical polyneuropathy * Non-traumatic or pathological fractures or cord compression * Inability to cooperate with preoperative physical examination because of cognitive impairment * Patients with previous spinal column or SCI.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fauji Foundation Hospital, Rawalpindi
RECRUITINGRawalpindi, Pakistan
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