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. 2023 Apr 20;38:103414. doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2023.103414

Table 1.

Study criteria.

Robotic-assisted gait training trial (NCT02533713)
Inclusion criteria
  • ≥ 18 years of age

  • ≥ 3 years post-injury

  • Motor complete SCI (AIS A and B) or AIS C and D who use a wheelchair > 50% of the time

  • SCI C7-T12

  • Height of 155–191 cm

  • Weight < 113 kg

  • MAS rating < 3 in bilateral lower extremities

  • Sufficient upper body strength to complete sit to sit transfers

Exclusion criteria
  • Enrollment in another clinical trial

  • Pregnancy

  • Symptomatic orthostatic hypotension

  • Active grade 2 or > pressure ulcer that could be worsened by exoskeleton device

  • Lower extremity contractures that interfere with device fit

  • Unhealed limb or pelvic bone fracture

  • Other neurological disease

  • Active treatment for epilepsy or thyroid disorders

  • Current use of medications potentially affecting bone health

  • Women with osteoporosis


Surgical intervention study (IRB ID 123545213)

Inclusion criteria
  • ≥ 18 years of age

  • SCI-related neuropathic pain rated at least 9/10

  • Scheduled to undergo Dorsal Root Entry Zone Lesioning

Exclusion criteria:
  • MRI contraindications including MRI incompatible implants, pumps, or neurostimulators

American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale (AIS), spinal cord injury (SCI), Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).