When to start walking rehab after spinal injury? new study seeks answer.
NCT ID NCT06176833
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jul 07, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study looks at whether starting body-weight-supported treadmill training (BWSTT) at different times within the first 6 months after a spinal cord injury affects walking ability. 108 participants will be randomly assigned to start therapy within 60 days, 3 months, 6 months, or receive no extra therapy. The goal is to find the best time window for rehabilitation.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- body weight supported treadmill training (BWSTT)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help determine the best time to start walking therapy after spinal cord injury, potentially improving recovery for many patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study with only 108 participants. It may not find a clear difference between early and late training, and results may not apply to all injury types.
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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 108 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2029
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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16 to 75 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: * History of Acute and Traumatic SCI with AIS classification of B, C, or D between the neurological levels of C5 and T12 * Between the ages of 16-74 * Weight bearing as tolerated in bilateral lower extremities * Able to tolerate a harness * Ability to provide informed consent. For minors, consent of parents or primary caregivers/guardians and assent of the minor * Able to provide informed consent within 60 days of injury onset * Able to participate in all study related activities, including 1-year follow up Exclusion Criteria: * Orthopedic injuries, fractures, surgeries, or other conditions affecting locomotor function or weight bearing * A weight over 250lbs and if so a BMI greater than 30, or deemed clinically inappropriate due to body habitus * Moderate to sever traumatic brain injury of other neurological conditions at a severity which impairs cognition * Presence of uncontrolled orthostatic hypotension that limits active participation in intense physical rehabilitation program. * Other medical complications such as severe heart failure or large/deep pelvic or lower abdominal wounds that may limit the ability to safely don and doff a harness for ambulation * Pregnancy, as confirmed by blood draw
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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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Baylor Scott and White Institute for Rehabilitation
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGFort Worth, Texas, 76132, United States
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The Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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