Massive european study aims to map spinal cord healing
NCT ID NCT01571531
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is gathering information on how people naturally recover from spinal cord injuries. Researchers will follow 8000 participants across Europe, measuring their independence, movement, and nerve function over time. The goal is to create a detailed baseline of recovery, which will help doctors test new treatments in the future.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 8,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2004
- Expected to finish
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Aug 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
primary care clinic
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * Single event traumatic or ischemic para- or tetraplegia * First EMSCI assessment possible within the first 6 weeks after incidence * Patient capable and willing of giving written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Nontraumatic para- or tetraplegia (i.e. discusprolaps, tumor, AV-malformation, myelitis) excl. single event ischemic incidences * Pre-known dementia or severe reduction of intelligence, leading to reduced capabilities of cooperation or giving consent * Peripheral nerve lesions above the level of lesion (i.e. plexus brachialis impairment) * Pre-known polyneuropathy * Severe craniocerebral injury
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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
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Zurich
RECRUITINGZurich, 8008, Switzerland
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