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Restoring Walking in Non-ambulatory Children With Severe Chronic Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) (Kids STEP Study)

NCT00488280 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 7

Last updated 2024-11-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The Kids STEP Study aims to

1. Determine if walking can be restored in children with incomplete SCI and little to no leg movement
2. Identify the neural pathways that permit recovery of walking

Conditions

  • Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Locomotor Training

Task-specific practice of walking with assistance from trainers using body weight support and treadmill followed by training over ground, 5x/week, approximately 1.5 hours/day

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Craig H. Neilsen Foundation

    collaborator OTHER

  • Brooks Rehabilitation

    collaborator OTHER

  • Baylor College of Medicine

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Florida

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Andrea L Behrman, PhD, PT · University of Florida

  • Dena R Howland, PhD, OT · University of Florida

Eligibility

Min Age
3 Years
Max Age
13 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-02-28
Primary Completion
2012-09-30
Completion
2012-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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