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Paraplegia clinical trials
4 of 9 indexed Paraplegia trials are currently recruiting.
Corpus placement: #1,916 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.
9 US clinical trials · 4 currently recruiting · #1,916 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count
Paraplegia: 9 US clinical trials tracked, 4 recruiting.
Paraplegia is the subject of 9 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 4 of them currently open to new participants. The most active sponsor is University of Pittsburgh, running 2 of these trials.
Enrollment posture brief
Registry condition paraplegia
OPEN 4 | RECR 44% | LATE 0 | EARLY 0 | RANK #1916 | SPON 2
Volume-matched condition peers
Nearest open-share peer: Acute Ischemic Stroke (44% recruiting · 27 trials)
Paraplegia lists 4 open slots (44% of 9 indexed trials). Peers are matched on registered volume, not therapeutic-area browse lists. How peer matching works →
Key findings
What ClinicalTrials.gov does not surface for Paraplegia on its own pages , computed from the registry mirror as of 2026-08-08. Each line carries its own denominator so it can be quoted as it stands.
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Paraplegia is recruiting below its size-band peers.
4 of 9 indexed trials (44.4%) are open to enrollment, against a 46.5% average across 27,806 conditions with fewer than 20 trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.
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One sponsor concentrates Paraplegia research.
University of Pittsburgh accounts for 2 of 9 trials (22.2%). 8 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.
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Most Paraplegia trials plan to enrol fewer than 100 people.
Median target enrolment is 26 among the 9 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 7 of those (77.8%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.
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Paraplegia research is mostly interventional.
8 interventional and 1 observational studies make up this index (88.9% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Open and recent trials
9 total, page 1 of 1
Virtual Peer Coaching in Manual Wheelchair Skills
University of Pittsburgh
NCT06295146
Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy for Spasticity in People With Spinal Cord Injury
Kessler Foundation
NCT05432999
Evaluation of an Advanced Lower Extremity Neuroprostheses
Case Western Reserve University
NCT00623389
A Neuroprosthesis for Seated Posture and Balance
VA Office of Research and Development
NCT01474148
Improving Clinician Capacity to Provide Interventions for Manual Wheelchair Users
University of Pittsburgh
NCT06294834
Natural History of Shoulder Pathology in Manual Wheelchair Users
The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
NCT02600910
Spinal Cord Injury Exercise and Nutrition Conceptual Engagement
University of Miami
NCT03495986
The ReWalk Exoskeletal Walking System for Persons With Paraplegia
James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center
NCT01454570
Short-Term Transcutaneous or Epidural Spinal Stimulation for Enabling Motor Function in Humans With SCI
Kristin Zhao, PhD
NCT05095454
Phase Distribution
Phase data not available
Top Sponsors
Named interventions
Most-linked intervention names on Paraplegia records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.
US sites by state
Facility locations filed on Paraplegia trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.
Related
What to do with this Paraplegia page
9 registered trials, 4 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.
- 4 Paraplegia trials are currently recruiting, check eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
- University of Pittsburgh sponsors the most Paraplegia trials on record, review their full trial history before evaluating a specific study. See University of Pittsburgh's trials
- Bring the specific trial ID (NCT number) to your own doctor before enrolling, this page is a directory, not medical guidance. Read the trial-finding guide
Trial and recruiting counts reflect ClinicalTrials.gov registry status as of the data vintage above; individual trial eligibility and enrollment status can change.
Every figure on PlainTrial is rendered directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, no number is typed in by an editor. This Paraplegia condition card totals 9 registered trials; most-linked intervention powered exoskeleton; top US site state Pennsylvania. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.