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Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI) clinical trials and research

• 35Clinical trials
• 1New in 30 days
• 11Countries

Newest Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI) clinical trials

All recruiting trials (35)

• Rehabilitation data registry for spinal cord injury in Korea

  This study tests whether long‑term disability and function after spinal cord injury can be predicted by combining medical and socioeconomic information gathered during and after inpatient rehabilitation.

  Recruiting Seoul National University Hospital · Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi-do · NCT07901985

• Virtual Reality-Based Hypnotherapy to Help Pain, Sleep, and Mood in Spinal Cord Injury

  Adults with spinal cord injury will try adding short VR-based hypnotherapy sessions to their standard physiotherapy to see if it reduces pain and improves sleep and mood.

  Recruiting Istanbul Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital · Istanbul, Istanbul · NCT07846410

• Wireless implant for brain-computer interface in people with tetraplegia from spinal cord injury

  This trial tests a wireless brain-computer interface implanted in adults with tetraplegia to see if it is safe and if it can help restore some function.

  Recruiting BCIFlex Medical Technology Co., Ltd. · Beijing · NCT07784088

• Able Kids device: safer gait aid for kids with neurologic gait problems

  This study tests whether the ABLE Kids wearable exoskeleton can be safely used during a 10-session gait training program for children with neurological gait disorders or muscle weakness.

  Recruiting ABLE Human Motion S.L. · Girona, Girona · NCT07745712

• Dose optimization of acute intermittent hypoxia for improving leg strength after spinal cord injury

  This study tests different short bursts of low-oxygen exposure to see which dose helps people with spinal cord injuries gain stronger leg muscles and faster reactions.

  Recruiting Shirley Ryan AbilityLab · Chicago, Illinois · NCT07739992

• AI-guided prediction of blood pressure changes in spinal cord injury using perfusion index during a cool-temperature test

  This study tests whether perfusion index can reliably predict changes in systolic blood pressure in people with spinal cord injury during a controlled cool temperature challenge.

  Recruiting James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center · The Bronx, New York · NCT07699094

• Transcutaneous Spinal Stimulation to Boost Exercise in Spinal Cord Injury

  Researchers are testing whether a skin-friendly spinal stimulation method can help people with spinal cord injury exercise more effectively.

  Recruiting University of Manitoba · Winnipeg, Manitoba · NCT07692191

• Noninvasive spinal cord stimulation to help glucose control in adults with and without spinal cord injury

  This study tests whether noninvasive transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation can improve glucose regulation in adults with normal, prediabetic, or type 2 diabetic glucose levels, including people with spinal cord injury.

  Recruiting University of Kentucky · Lexington, Kentucky · NCT07597161

• Breathing-based AIH treatment for arm tightness after incomplete spinal cord injury

  This trial will try brief episodes of low-oxygen breathing (acute intermittent hypoxia) to see if it changes arm muscle tightness in adults with incomplete cervical spinal cord injury.

  Recruiting Shirley Ryan AbilityLab · Chicago, Illinois · NCT07583498

• Transcutaneous sacral magnetic versus electrical stimulation for overactive bladder after spinal cord injury

  This trial will try two noninvasive sacral stimulation methods—magnetic and electrical—to see which better reduces bladder overactivity in adults (18–65) with suprasacral spinal cord injury who still have symptoms despite anticholinergic drugs.

  Recruiting Ankara City Hospital Bilkent · Ankara · NCT07578532

• High-intensity walking rehab for people with subacute spinal cord injury

  This trial tests whether a high-intensity walking rehabilitation program helps adults with incomplete subacute spinal cord injury regain more walking ability than usual care in outpatient rehab.

  Recruiting University of Alberta · Edmonton, Alberta · NCT07553923

• Implanted brain interface to let people with severe paralysis control assistive devices

  It will try an implanted brain interface that records and stimulates brain signals so adults with severe paralysis can control assistive devices and receive sensory feedback.

  Recruiting Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, Maryland · NCT07521930

• Pelvic floor muscle training during inpatient spinal cord injury rehabilitation

  This program tests whether adding pelvic floor muscle training during inpatient rehab helps people with spinal cord injury improve bladder, bowel, and sexual function and overall quality of life.

  Recruiting University of British Columbia · Vancouver, British Columbia · NCT07519928

• Use of invasive home ventilation in Denmark

  This project will see how often people with neuromuscular diseases or spinal cord injuries in Denmark used invasive home mechanical ventilation between 2016 and 2025 and what their one-year outcomes were.

  Recruiting Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet · Copenhagen · NCT07467187

• Spatiotemporal spinal stimulation to improve leg movement after a spinal cord injury

  This project tests whether changing the location, frequency, and intensity of non-invasive spinal stimulation can more precisely activate leg muscles in people with chronic spinal cord injury who can still voluntarily contract some leg muscles.

  Recruiting Washington University School of Medicine · St Louis, Missouri · NCT07397559

• Text-message support and health information for people with spinal cord injury

  This pilot will test whether a 16-week program of supportive and condition-specific text messages can help adults with spinal cord injury better manage bowel/bladder issues, pain, pressure injuries, and mental health.

  Recruiting Washington University School of Medicine · St Louis, Missouri · NCT07386522

• Turkish version of the Nottwil Environmental Factors Inventory for people with spinal cord injury

  This project will create and test a Turkish Nottwil Environmental Factors Inventory with adults in Turkey who have spinal cord injury to make sure each question is clear and culturally appropriate.

  Recruiting Istanbul Medeniyet University · Istanbul · NCT07368244

• Training therapists in motivational interviewing to boost rehab participation after spinal cord injury

  This trial will test whether training inpatient physical and occupational therapists in motivational interviewing helps adults with spinal cord injury take part more in rehabilitation and recover better.

  Recruiting at 3 sites Shirley Ryan AbilityLab · Chicago, Illinois and 2 other locations · NCT07364773

• Intravesical Lactobacillus crispatus for urinary health in people with neurogenic bladder

  This study will test whether putting Lactobacillus crispatus into the bladder can help reduce urinary symptoms and urinary tract infections in adults with neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction who use intermittent catheters.

  Recruiting Early Phase 1 Medstar Health Research Institute · Washington D.C., District of Columbia · NCT07308808

• Epidural electrical stimulation to restore walking after spinal cord injury

  This study will try epidural electrical stimulation combined with rehabilitation to help people with chronic AIS C–D spinal cord injuries improve their walking ability.

  Recruiting Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine · Hangzhou, Zhejiang · NCT07306052

• Mobile health app (iMHere 2.0) for veterans with spinal cord injury and their family caregivers

  Try an adapted iMHere 2.0 mobile app to help veterans with spinal cord injury and their family caregivers manage self-care and psychosocial needs.

  Recruiting University of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · NCT07269977

• Epidural electrical stimulation to restore function after T11–L3 spinal cord injury

  This study will see if epidural electrical stimulation can help people with chronic T11–L3 spinal cord injuries (ASIA B–D) regain motor and sensory function.

  Recruiting Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine · Hangzhou, Zhejiang · NCT07207798

• Fall prevention for wheelchair and scooter users with spinal cord injury or multiple sclerosis

  This study will test whether a personalized mobile app for wheelchair and scooter users with spinal cord injury or multiple sclerosis can prevent and manage falls better than CDC's STEADI materials.

  Recruiting University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign · Urbana, Illinois · NCT07167680

• Virtual walking program to reduce chronic neuropathic pain after spinal cord injury

  This project will test whether virtual walking from different visual perspectives can reduce long-lasting neuropathic pain and improve quality of life for adults living with chronic spinal cord injury.

  Recruiting Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil · Nottwil, Canton of Lucerne · NCT07165353

• Combined injury-site and lumbosacral epidural spinal cord stimulation to restore function after spinal cord injury

  This project will try implanting a spinal cord stimulator at the injury site plus over the lower (lumbosacral) spine to see if it helps people with chronic complete spinal cord injury regain movement and improve function.

  Recruiting The University of Hong Kong · Hong Kong · NCT07139496

• Epidural electrical stimulation for restoring motor and sensory function after chronic spinal cord injury

  This will try epidural electrical stimulation to see if it helps people with chronic spinal cord injuries (ASIA B–D) regain motor and sensory function.

  Recruiting Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine · Hangzhou, Zhejiang · NCT07105878

• Short low-oxygen breathing sessions to help early breathing recovery after spinal cord injury

  This study will test whether two types of brief low-oxygen breathing sessions can improve breathing strength and airway defense in people 2 weeks to 6 months after a spinal cord injury.

  Recruiting University of Florida · Jacksonville, Florida · NCT07002437

• Improving Urination After Spinal Cord Injury with Balloon Dilation

  This study is testing if using a special balloon to help open the urethra can improve urination for people with spinal cord injuries who have trouble emptying their bladders.

  Recruiting Qilu Hospital of Shandong University · Jinan, Shandong · NCT06978205

• Using brain-computer interface technology to improve walking in spinal cord injury patients

  This study is testing a new brain-computer interface system to see if it can help people with spinal cord injuries walk better and improve their quality of life.

  Recruiting Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing · Beijing, Beijing Municipality · NCT06939660

• Epidural electrical stimulation to help patients with chronic paralysis stand and walk again

  This study is testing if a special electrical device can help people with chronic spinal cord injuries stand and walk again after a year of rehabilitation.

  Recruiting University of Sao Paulo General Hospital · São Paulo, São Paulo · NCT06847295

• Epidural electrical stimulation for bladder control after spinal cord injury

  This study will try epidural electrical stimulation to improve bladder control in adults with sub-acute or chronic spinal cord injury who have neurogenic urinary dysfunction and use intermittent catheterization.

  Recruiting Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne · Lausanne, Canton of Vaud · NCT06845904

• How transcutaneous spinal stimulation affects heart function and blood pressure during the first year after spinal cord injury

  The team will try transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation to see if it helps stabilize blood pressure in adults (18–75) with recent high-level spinal cord injuries who have low blood pressure and orthostatic symptoms.

  Recruiting Kessler Foundation · West Orange, New Jersey · NCT06841198

• Testing spinal cord stimulation and its effects on brain activity

  This study is testing if spinal cord stimulation can improve brain activity in people with spinal cord injuries to help them recover better.

  Recruiting at 2 sites Far Eastern Federal University · Vladivostok, Primorskiy (Maritime) Kray and 2 other locations · NCT06725836

• Improving Heart Health in People with SCI Using Home-Based VR Gaming

  This study tests a home-based virtual reality exercise program to help adults with spinal cord injury improve heart health and overall well-being.

  Recruiting Drexel University · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · NCT06690372

• Remote training program for manual wheelchair skills

  This study tests whether a remote training program with peer coaching can help people improve their manual wheelchair skills and mobility.

  Recruiting University of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · NCT06295146

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How many Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI) clinical trials are recruiting right now?

35, as of November 12, 2026. 1 of them was first registered in the last 30 days. We update this list each time we refresh our data from ClinicalTrials.gov.

Where are these trials running?

In 11 countries. The most sites are in United States (15 trials), China (6 trials), Turkey (Türkiye) (3 trials), Canada (3 trials), Switzerland (2 trials). Each study page lists its sites and which ones are recruiting.

What phases are they in?

Early Phase 1: 1. Trials with no phase listed are usually device, behavioural or observational studies.

How do I join one?

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