Spinal cord injury

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Overview

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Spinal cord lesionHP:0100561Urinary bladder sphincter dysfunctionHP:0002839Weakness due to upper motor neuron dysfunctionHP:0010549Paralytic ileusHP:0002590Vertebral compression fractureHP:0002953SyringomyeliaHP:0003396Loss of consciousnessHP:0007185AllodyniaHP:0012533
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FDA & Trial Timeline

10 events
Jul 2026Exoskeletal-assisted Walking Combined With Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation: Effect on Imaging and Serum Biomarkers of Skeletal Muscle Mass and Bone Strength.

VA Office of Research and Development — NA

TrialNOT YET RECRUITING
Jul 2026Spinal Stimulation With Gait Training to Improve Lower Limbs Motor Recovery in Spinal Cord Injury

Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation of Greater Montreal — NA

TrialNOT YET RECRUITING
Jun 2026GOAT (Gait Observation of Achilles Tendon)

Nantes University Hospital

TrialNOT YET RECRUITING
May 2026Food Intake and Thermogenesis in High Spinal Cord Injury

University of Miami — NA

TrialNOT YET RECRUITING
May 2026Cardiac Morphology and Function in Individuals With Autonomic Dysreflexia

Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil

TrialNOT YET RECRUITING
May 2026AI-Powered Closed-Loop Multielectrode Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation: Real-Time Adjustments for Enhanced Motor Recovery in Spinal Cord Injury (AIM RECOVER)

Singapore General Hospital — NA

TrialNOT YET RECRUITING
May 2026Tele-Exercise to Promote Empowered Movement in Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury

Drexel University — NA

TrialNOT YET RECRUITING
Apr 2026Empowerment Program to Reduce Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Veterans With Spinal Cord Injury

VA Office of Research and Development — NA

TrialNOT YET RECRUITING
Apr 2026Home-Based Digital Rehabilitation Program Optimized With Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation for Upper Limb Functional Enhancement in Tetraplegia (HOPE): A Safety, Efficacy, and Feasibility Study

Singapore General Hospital — NA

TrialNOT YET RECRUITING
Apr 2026Upper Limb Rehabilitation Using Non-invasive Spinal Cord Stimulation

Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation of Greater Montreal — NA

TrialNOT YET RECRUITING

Data sourced from FDA regulatory filings and ClinicalTrials.gov. Updated periodically.

Treatments

No FDA-approved treatments are currently listed for Spinal cord injury.

20 clinical trialsare actively recruiting — trials can provide access to cutting-edge therapies.

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Clinical Trials

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Phase 21 trial
PMZ-1620 (Sovateltide) in Patients of Acute Spinal Cord Injury
Phase 2
Actively Recruiting
PI: Anil Gulati (Pharmazz, Inc.) · Sites: Belagavi; Kolkata +3 more · Age: 18–75 yrs
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Phase 11 trial
A Study to Evaluate the Safety of a Delivery Device for Administering LCTOPC1 in Participants With Spinal Cord Injury
Phase 1
Actively Recruiting
· Sites: Downey, California; La Jolla, California · Age: 18–65 yrs
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N/A6 trials
Epidural Electrical Stimulation to Restore Hemodynamic Stability and Trunk Control in People With Spinal Cord Injury
N/A
Actively Recruiting
PI: Jocelyne Bloch, MD (CHUV) · Sites: Lausanne, Canton of Vaud · Age: 18–99 yrs
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Harnessing Neuroplasticity of Postural Sensorimotor Networks Using Non-Invasive Spinal Neuromodulation to Maximize Functional Recovery After Spinal Cord Injury
N/A
Actively Recruiting
PI: Dimitry Sayenko, MD, PhD (The Methodist Hospital Research Institute) · Sites: Houston, Texas · Age: 22–75 yrs
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High Flow Oxygen Therapy After Spinal Cord Injury
N/A
Actively Recruiting
PI: Paul Twose (Cardiff and Vale University Health Board) · Sites: Cardiff · Age: 18–99 yrs
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Physical Therapy Wound Care Modalities in Patients With Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)
N/A
Actively Recruiting
PI: Erin Weeks, PT,DPT, CWS (Carolinas Rehabilitation) · Sites: Charlotte, North Carolina · Age: 18–99 yrs
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Implanted Myoelectric Control for Restoration of Hand Function in Spinal Cord Injury
N/A
Active
PI: Kevin L Kilgore, Ph.D. (MetroHealth Medical Center) · Sites: Cleveland, Ohio · Age: 18–99 yrs
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Virtual Reality Rehabilitation for Cognitive, Emotional, and Motor Recovery in Neurological Disorders
N/A
Active
PI: Maria Grazia Maggio, PhD, PsyD (IRCCS Centro Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo) · Sites: Messina, Italy/Me; Messina, Italy/Me · Age: 18–75 yrs
View on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗I'm interested →
Other7 trials
Incomplete Cervical SCI Without Instability
Active
PI: Jefferson Wilson (Unity Health Toronto) · Sites: San Francisco, California; Baltimore, Maryland +8 more · Age: 18–80 yrs
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Nerve Transfer After Spinal Cord Injury- Multi-center
Active
PI: Wilson Z Ray, MD (Washington University School of Medicine) · Sites: Stanford, California; Miami, Florida +7 more · Age: 18–65 yrs
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The Aim of This Research is to Better Understand How Complete Spinal Cord Injury May Change Erogenous Zones in Adult Males
Enrolling by Invitation
· Sites: Garches · Age: 18–99 yrs
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Blood Flow-restricted Resistance Exercise to Promote Muscle Strength and Use in Adults With Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury
Enrolling by Invitation
PI: Sara Waid, DPT (Quality Living, Inc.) · Sites: Omaha, Nebraska · Age: 19–70 yrs
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Urine Incontinence Occurrence and Sexual Hormones in Women With Chronic Spinal Cord Injury/Disease - a Pilot Study
Actively Recruiting
· Sites: Nottwil · Age: 18–99 yrs
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The National Center for Testing Treatments in Chronic Spinal Cord and Traumatic Brain Injury
Enrolling by Invitation
PI: Georgene Hergenroeder, PhD (UTHealth) · Sites: Houston, Texas · Age: 18–99 yrs
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Spinal Cord Injury Registry - North American Clinical Trials Network
Actively Recruiting
PI: Robert G Grossman, MD (Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston) · Sites: Miami, Florida; Louisville, Kentucky +12 more · Age: 18–99 yrs
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Specialists

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Patrick Freund, Prof. Dr. Dr.
PLANO, TX
Specialist
PI on 1 active trial
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Chadwick Prodromos, MD
GLENVIEW, IL
Specialist
PI on 11 active trials
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Christine N Sang, MD, MPH
BOSTON, MA
Specialist
PI on 1 active trial
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Sergey Stavisky, Ph.D.
Specialist
PI on 1 active trial
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Arun Jayaraman, PT, PhD
Specialist
PI on 5 active trials
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Jocelyne Bloch, MD
Specialist
PI on 5 active trials
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Gail F Forrest, Phd
Specialist
PI on 3 active trials
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Geoffrey V Henderson, MD
Syracuse, New York
Specialist

Rare Disease Specialist

1 Spinal cord injury publication
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Michelle A Meade, PhD
Specialist
PI on 2 active trials
DP
David S Ditor, PhD
Specialist
PI on 3 active trials
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Edelle C Field-Fote, PT, PhD
Specialist
PI on 3 active trials
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Kevin L Kilgore, Ph.D.
Cleveland, Ohio
Specialist

Rare Disease Specialist

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Michael L Boninger, MD
PITTSBURGH, PA
Specialist
PI on 1 active trial
JP
J. Andrew Taylor, PhD
BATESVILLE, AR
Specialist
PI on 2 active trials
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Susan J Harkema, PhD
Specialist
PI on 1 active trial
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Tania Lam, Ph.D
Specialist
PI on 1 active trial
JP
Janice J. Eng, Ph.D
Specialist
PI on 1 active trial
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Nils Hjeltnes, MD PhD
Specialist
PI on 1 active trial
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Manoj Sivan, MD
Specialist
PI on 1 active trial
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Dora E Ifon, PhD
WASHINGTON, DC
Specialist
PI on 1 active trial
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Donald Bodner, MD
CLEVELAND, OH
Specialist
PI on 1 active trial
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Synnove F Knutsen, MD PhD
Specialist
PI on 1 active trial
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Albert Recio, MD
BALTIMORE, MD
Specialist
PI on 1 active trial
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Dylan Edwards, PhD
Specialist
PI on 1 active trial
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Abbas Nouroozi, Ph.D
Specialist
PI on 1 active trial

Treatment Centers

8 centers
🏥 NORD

Baylor College of Medicine Rare Disease Center ↗

Baylor College of Medicine

📍 Houston, TX

🏥 NORD

Stanford Medicine Rare Disease Center ↗

Stanford Medicine

📍 Stanford, CA

🔬 UDN

NIH Clinical Center Undiagnosed Diseases Program ↗

National Institutes of Health

📍 Bethesda, MD

🔬 UDN

UCLA UDN Clinical Site ↗

UCLA Health

📍 Los Angeles, CA

🔬 UDN

Baylor College of Medicine UDN Clinical Site ↗

Baylor College of Medicine

📍 Houston, TX

🔬 UDN

Harvard/MGH UDN Clinical Site ↗

Massachusetts General Hospital

📍 Boston, MA

🏥 NORD

Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine ↗

Mayo Clinic

📍 Rochester, MN

👤 Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine

🏥 NORD

UCLA Rare Disease Day Program ↗

UCLA Health

📍 Los Angeles, CA

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Latest news about Spinal cord injury

Disease timeline:

New recruiting trial: Urine Incontinence Occurrence and Sexual Hormones in Women With Chronic Spinal Cord Injury/Disease - a Pilot Study

A new clinical trial is recruiting patients for Spinal cord injury

New recruiting trial: Psychosocial, Cognitive, and Behavioral Consequences of Sleep-disordered Breathing After SCI

A new clinical trial is recruiting patients for Spinal cord injury

New recruiting trial: Grasp-Release Assessment of a Networked Neuroprosthesis Device

A new clinical trial is recruiting patients for Spinal cord injury

New recruiting trial: Prophylactic Pregabalin Treatment Following Spinal Cord Injury

A new clinical trial is recruiting patients for Spinal cord injury

New recruiting trial: Reticulospinal Control of Movements

A new clinical trial is recruiting patients for Spinal cord injury

New recruiting trial: Stimulation for Bowel Emptying

A new clinical trial is recruiting patients for Spinal cord injury

New recruiting trial: Spinal Cord Injury Registry - North American Clinical Trials Network

A new clinical trial is recruiting patients for Spinal cord injury

New recruiting trial: Calcitonin Therapy on Incidence and Severity of Neuropathic Pain After Spinal Cord Injury

A new clinical trial is recruiting patients for Spinal cord injury

New recruiting trial: Heart Rate Variability and Anxiety During Urinary Bladder Catheterization

A new clinical trial is recruiting patients for Spinal cord injury

New recruiting trial: Sacral Neuromodulation as Treatment for Chronic Constipation

A new clinical trial is recruiting patients for Spinal cord injury

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Common questions about Spinal cord injury

Are there clinical trials for Spinal cord injury?

Yes — 20 recruiting clinical trials are currently listed for Spinal cord injury on UniteRare. See the clinical trials section on this page for phase, sponsor, and site details sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov.

Which specialists treat Spinal cord injury?

25 specialists and care centers treating Spinal cord injury are listed on UniteRare, sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov principal investigators, published research, and the NPPES NPI registry.