Slip Training for Spinal Cord Injury

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Led By Arun Jayaraman, PT, PhD

Research Sponsored by Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up assessment session 1 (baseline test, will occur at the start of visit 1, day 1), assessment session 2 (conducted before training during visit 2, day 2), assessment session 3 (post training assessment; conducted at the end of training visit 2, day 2)

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial is testing a new device to help people with incomplete spinal cord injuries walk. The device is affordable and self-contained. It uses a moving serial plank mechanism with wheels that allow for structured slips.

Eligible Conditions

Spinal Cord Injury

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ assessment session 1 (baseline test, will occur at the start of visit 1, day 1), assessment session 2 (conducted before training during visit 2, day 2), assessment session 3 (post training assessment; conducted at the end of training visit 2, day 2)

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~assessment session 1 (baseline test, will occur at the start of visit 1, day 1), assessment session 2 (conducted before training during visit 2, day 2), assessment session 3 (post training assessment; conducted at the end of training visit 2, day 2)

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and assessment session 1 (baseline test, will occur at the start of visit 1, day 1), assessment session 2 (conducted before training during visit 2, day 2), assessment session 3 (post training assessment; conducted at the end of training visit 2, day 2) for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Change in Dynamic Balance

Change in Static Balance

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

1Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Balance SlipExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

* Perform standard clinical balance assessments * Determine the optimal slip distance by 10 passes each with plank movement of 2", 4", 6" and 8" on visit 1

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