Could a High-Tech suit help people walk again after stroke or spinal injury?
NCT ID NCT07164846
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing a special suit called the Neuro20 that uses mild electrical pulses to stimulate muscles in the arms, legs, chest, and back. Researchers want to see if wearing it during therapy sessions can improve walking ability, muscle performance, and heart health in people who have had a spinal cord injury, stroke, or amputation. Up to 30 participants will complete 12 sessions, each lasting 1-2 hours, while the team measures changes in how far they can walk and their heart rate variability.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Neuro20 functional electrical stimulation suit
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new way to help people with nerve injuries walk better and improve their overall health without drugs.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early-stage study with only 30 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The suit may cause skin irritation or discomfort from the electrical stimulation.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 30 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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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.
- 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: * At least one week post amputation or neurologic injury (i.e. brain injury, stroke, spinal cord injury) and deemed medically stable to participate in rehabilitation * Able to provide Informed Consent by demonstrating the ability to follow a three step command Exclusion Criteria: * Pacemaker / Defibrillator or severe cardiac disease (Class IV according to New York Heart Association Functional Classification) * Implanted medical devices * Active DVT/thrombophlebitis * Active Cancer * Active fever, infection, or acute inflammation * Pregnancy * Epilepsy or uncontrolled seizures or seizure within the last 6 months * Implanted stimulator or pump that cannot be turned off externally * Significant, active wounds in areas stimulated by the suit * Inability to follow a three-step motor command * Bleeding tendency
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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
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Brooks Rehabilitation
RECRUITINGJacksonville, Florida, 32216, United States
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The International Institute of Orthotics and Prosthetics
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTampa, Florida, 33634, United States
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