Clinical Trial: Promoting Recovery Outcomes Through Precise Early Locomotor Interventions in Persons With Spinal Cord Injury
Study Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Recruit Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Condition: Spinal Cord Injuries
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: Critical Time Window for Rehabilitation After Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury: Early vs Late Locomotor Training
Brief Summary:
The purpose of this study is to evaluate if a specific type of additional walking therapy, called body weight supported treadmill training (BWSTT) affects walking ability following a traumatic spinal cord injury.Specifically, the study will look at whether starting BWSTT, which uses a body harness to support body weight while walking on a treadmill (explained further below) at different times within the first 6 months after the injury, makes a difference in how effective this therapy may be, While we know that the…
Read more