Walking Adaptability Post-Spinal Cord Injury

Summary

The purpose of this study is: (1) to establish assessment techniques (in our laboratory) to identify the functional integrity of long spinal tracts associated with adaptive walking recovery post-spinal cord injury and (2) to preliminary investigate locomotor outcomes associated with an adaptive locomotor training approach post-spinal cord injury.

Conditions

• Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury
• Brown Sequard Syndrome

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Locomotor Training

Individuals are provided manual assistance for intense, task-specific stepping practice on a treadmill and overground.

OTHER

Cross-Sectional Testing (No Intervention)

Individuals with and without spinal cord injury will be evaluated to develop protocols within our laboratory to assess reflexes (spinal tract integrity), walking ability, and whether mirror images during walking enhance or disrupt motor responses during walking.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• United States Department of Defense

  collaborator FED

• Malcom Randall VA Medical Center

  collaborator FED

• James A. Haley Veterans Administration Hospital

  collaborator FED

• Brooks Rehabilitation

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Florida

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Nicole J Tester, PhD · University of Florida

• Emily J. Fox, PhD, DPT, NCS · University of Florida

• Carolynn Patten, PhD, PT · University of Florida

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Model

CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2013-06-30

Primary Completion

2015-02-28

Completion

2015-02-28

Countries

• United States

Study Locations