Self-Balancing exoskeleton could let SCI patients walk without crutches
NCT ID NCT07380516
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 17, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests whether a self-balancing exoskeleton called XoMotion-R can help people with spinal cord injury (SCI) walk hands-free during rehab. Researchers will recruit 16 participants (8 inpatients and 8 outpatients) with specific levels of SCI to try the device. The goal is to see if early robotic gait training improves walking ability and reduces complications.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- XoMotion-R self-balancing exoskeleton (device)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this exoskeleton could help people with spinal cord injury regain walking ability and reduce long-term disability.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early feasibility study with only 16 participants. It is not designed to prove effectiveness, and results may not apply to all types of spinal cord injury.
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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 16 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2027
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2028
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.
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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: * SCI (AIS C or D in inpatient setting, AIS B-D in outpatient setting; inclusive of cervical injuries) * inpatients who are preambulatory with predicted probability of walking independently 1year after injury \>50% (Hicks et al., 2017) * outpatients with a functional goal of improved locomotion where the XoMotion is clinically suited to support the achievement of their functional goals Exclusion Criteria: * SCI AIS A
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital
Edmonton, Alberta, T5G0B7, Canada
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