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New wheelchair helps paralyzed veterans stand and roll

NCT ID NCT04668326

Symptom relief Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested a special wheelchair that lets people with spinal cord injuries stand up and move around at the same time. The goal was to see if using this chair at home and in the community helps them stand more often and feel more satisfied with their daily activities. Twenty-five Veterans took part, using either the new chair or a standard standing wheelchair for two months.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

25 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

May 2023

Finished

Mar 2026

Lead sponsor

A government agency

The lead sponsor is a US federal agency other than the NIH.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

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: * United States Veteran * SCI or stable disorder/dysfunction of the spinal cord * Tolerates manual wheelchair use on a regular basis * Sufficient hand \& arm function to operate manual standing wheelchair * Unable to stand independently without support * Greater than 6 months post-injury (SCI), or 6 months post diagnosis (disorder/dysfunction) * Weight less than 125 kg (275 lbs) * Age 18 or older * Decisional competency to provide consent and cognitive ability to participate fully in study procedures * Body size appropriate to fit the devices * Not involved in another study related to mobility * Identify an appropriate location for use of the study wheelchair Exclusion Criteria: * Contraindication for standing including lower limb contractures, uncontrolled hypertension, uncontrolled spasticity, etc. * Unhealed lower-limb fractures * Unstable lower-limb joints * An active grade 2 or greater pressure injury that can be worsened by standing in the device * Flap procedure to address pressure injury less than one year earlier * Not able to propel a manual wheelchair or operate the sit-to-stand mechanism (e.g. weakness, or discomfort) * Low bone mineral density (BMD), defined by total hip DXA more than 3.5 SD below peak and/or distal femur/proximal tibia BMD below 0.6 g/cm2. (Low BMD at any site will be ineligible). * Unable to obtain clinically acceptable seating system for study wheelchairs * Unable to build up standing tolerance within the first eight visits * Individual deemed not appropriate for participation in the study as determined by study team

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

disease paraplegia spinal cord disorder spinal cord injury

As listed by the trial registrant

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Spinal cord injuries and disorders

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55417-2309, United States

  • VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA

    Palo Alto, California, 94304-1207, United States

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