Walking rehab gets a boost: High-Intensity therapy tested for spinal cord injury
NCT ID NCT07553923
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 30, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether high-intensity walking therapy helps people with incomplete spinal cord injury walk better than standard rehab. About 25 adults who had a spinal injury within the past year will take part. Their walking speed, endurance, and daily activity will be measured, and researchers will also see how well this approach works in a real outpatient clinic.
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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 25 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2027
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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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: * Adult (≥ 18 years of age) * Sustained a SCI within the past year * Motor incomplete SCI - classified as American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) Impairment Scale levels C or D * Able to stand and initiate reciprocal steps through voluntary lower extremity movement but may require maximal physical assistance of at least one person and may include assistive devices (SWAT level 2A or above) * Indicate a walking-related goal on admission to outpatient physical therapy Exclusion Criteria: * Medical or movement restriction(s) that limit high-intensity standing or walking rehabilitation (e.g., weight bearing restriction to lower extremities, cardiovascular constraints) * Inability to understand or communicate verbally in English
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital
RECRUITINGEdmonton, Alberta, T5G 0B7, Canada
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