Retraining Walking After Spinal Cord Injury

NCT00059553 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE2/PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 16

Last updated 2009-06-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Incomplete spinal cord injury often results in difficulty walking. Training on a treadmill with body weight support may improve walking ability after spinal cord injury. The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of treadmill speed on spinal cord function and walking performance.

Conditions

  • Spinal Cord Injuries
  • Quadriplegia
  • Paraplegia
  • Central Cord Syndrome
  • Brown-Sequard Syndrome

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Locomotor treadmill training with body weight support

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Andrea L Behrman, PhD · University of Florida

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2000-05-31
Completion
2005-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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