Improving Walking After Spinal Cord Injury
About this trial
This trial is enrolling 20 participants with chronic, incomplete spinal cord injury to test the effect of paired associative stimulation (PAS) on walking function. PAS includes loud auditory stimulation and peripheral electrical stimulation of leg muscles, combined with locomotor training. If included, participants will be randomly assigned to treadmill-based walking training with body-weight support while receiving either active or sham PAS. Final testing of walking function will be performed after 12 days.
Included participants
Traumatic
Non-traumatic
What’s involved
Type
Details
- Participants will be randomly assigned to treadmill-based walking training with body-weight support while receiving either active or sham paired associative stimulation (PAS). - PAS combines loud auditory stimulation with peripheral electrical stimulation of leg muscles, delivered alongside walking training. - Final testing of walking function will be performed after 12 days.
Potential benefits
Main benefits
Standing/walking/mobility
Additional benefits
General health
Mental health and psychosocial factors
Spasticity
Good to know: Potential benefits are defined as outcomes that are being measured during and/or after the trial.
Wings for Life supports SCITrialsFinder
Wings for Life has proudly initiated, led and funded the new version of the SCI Trials Finder website. Wings for Life aims to find a cure for spinal cord injuries. The not-for-profit foundation funds world-class scientific research and clinical trials around the globe.
Learn more- Trial recruitment status
- Recruiting soon
- Trial start date
- 15 Nov 2025
- Organisation
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
- Trial recruitment status
- Recruiting soon
- Trial start date
- 15 Nov 2025
- Organisation
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
About this trial
Included participants
What’s involved
Potential benefits
Wings for Life supports SCITrialsFinder
Wings for Life has proudly initiated, led and funded the new version of the SCI Trials Finder website. Wings for Life aims to find a cure for spinal cord injuries. The not-for-profit foundation funds world-class scientific research and clinical trials around the globe.
Learn more