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Spinal Cord Injuries: early-phase trial registry

108 of 203 indexed Spinal Cord Injuries trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.

Corpus placement: #47 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.

203 US clinical trials · 108 currently recruiting · #47 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count

Spinal Cord Injuries: 203 US clinical trials tracked, 108 recruiting.

Spinal Cord Injuries is the subject of 203 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 108 of them currently open to new participants. 5 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 26 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is University of Louisville, running 9 of these trials.

Enrollment posture brief

Registry condition spinal-cord-injuries

OPEN 108 | RECR 53% | LATE 5 | EARLY 26 | RANK #47 | SPON 9

Nearest open-share peer: Malignant Solid Neoplasm (53% recruiting · 177 trials)

Spinal Cord Injuries (this)53%Mild Cognitive Impairment48.5%Dementia39.1%Glioblastoma39%Atrial Fibrillation29.4%
Open-enrollment share among volume-matched conditions near Spinal Cord Injuries

Spinal Cord Injuries lists 108 open slots (53% of 203 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 Spinal Cord Injuries 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.

  1. Spinal Cord Injuries is recruiting above its size-band peers.

    108 of 203 indexed trials (53.2%) are open to enrollment, against a 37.1% average across 139 conditions with 100+ trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.

  2. Sponsorship of Spinal Cord Injuries trials is spread across many organizations.

    University of Louisville accounts for 9 of 203 trials (4.4%). 83 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.

  3. Most Spinal Cord Injuries trials plan to enrol fewer than 100 people.

    Median target enrolment is 30 among the 203 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 170 of those (83.7%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.

  4. Spinal Cord Injuries research is mostly interventional.

    180 interventional and 23 observational studies make up this index (88.7% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Phase 112Phase 214Phase 32Phase 43

Open and recent trials

203 total, page 4 of 5

COMPLETED NA 1,047 participants

SCI-VIP: Predictive Outcome Model Over Time for Employment (PrOMOTE)

VA Office of Research and Development

NCT01141647

COMPLETED 497 participants

Understanding Quality and Equity in Wheelchairs for Veterans

VA Office of Research and Development

NCT01236170

COMPLETED 400 participants

Determine the Association Between the Level of SCI With Chronic Respiratory Symptoms, Measures of Pulmonary Function, and Respiratory Illness.

US Department of Veterans Affairs

NCT00011336

COMPLETED 284 participants

Extending Veteran Participation in the Validation of the SCI-QOL/CAT

VA Office of Research and Development

NCT01238549

COMPLETED Phase 2 274 participants

Hypovitaminosis D in Neurocritical Patients

University of Utah

NCT02881957

COMPLETED Phase 3 220 participants

A 17-Week Trial To Assess Pregabalin For The Treatment Of Nerve Pain Due To Spinal Cord Injury

Pfizer's Upjohn has merged with Mylan to form Viatris

NCT00407745

COMPLETED 213 participants

Cognitive Testing for the Pain Quality Assessment Scale (PQAS)

University of Washington

NCT00715598

COMPLETED NA 175 participants

Promoting the Psychological Health of Women With SCI: A Virtual World Intervention

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

NCT03543111

COMPLETED NA 160 participants

Evaluation of an eHealth System to Reduce Depression and Increase Resilience After SCI

University of Delaware

NCT05095506

COMPLETED NA 129 participants

The Efficacy of Hypnotic Cognitive Therapy for Chronic Pain in SCI

University of Washington

NCT03857672

COMPLETED NA 108 participants

Movement-2-Music: Lakeshore Examination of Activity, Disability, and Exercise Response Study

University of Alabama at Birmingham

NCT03797378

COMPLETED NA 104 participants

Treating Cognitive Deficits in Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)

Kessler Foundation

NCT03985540

COMPLETED NA 96 participants

Spinal Cord Injury Program in Exercise

University of Alabama at Birmingham

NCT03925077

COMPLETED Phase 1 75 participants

Improving Functioning in Persons With Chronic Pain Post-SCI Through Virtual Classroom Education

Kessler Foundation

NCT02561676

COMPLETED NA 73 participants

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Chronic Pain in SCI: Development and Testing of an eHealth Program

University of Michigan

NCT06098170

COMPLETED 72 participants

GentleCath™ for Men Intermittent Catheter With FeelClean™ Technology

ConvaTec

NCT05470751

COMPLETED NA 50 participants

Supportive Wheelchair Back Compared to Fabric Back

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

NCT03962582

COMPLETED NA 48 participants

Diet Composition and Cardiometabolic Risk Reduction in Adults With SCI

University of Alabama at Birmingham

NCT02630524

COMPLETED NA 46 participants

Bridge Reinvention

Craig Hospital

NCT03554733

COMPLETED NA 43 participants

Measuring the Neurological Benefits of Intermittent Hypoxia Therapy With MRI

Northwestern University

NCT05183113

COMPLETED Phase 2 42 participants

Vaporized Cannabis and Spinal Cord Injury Pain

Barth Wilsey

NCT01555983

COMPLETED NA 30 participants

Non-invasive Cervical Electrical Stimulation for SCI

Bronx VA Medical Center

NCT03414424

COMPLETED NA 30 participants

Motor Plasticity, Intermittent Hypoxia and Sleep Apnea

University of Miami

NCT04017767

COMPLETED Phase 2 30 participants

Reduction of Opioid Dose Using Conditioning & Open-Label Placebo (COLP) in Patients With Spinal Cord Injury, Polytrauma and Burn Injury

Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital

NCT03906721

COMPLETED NA 27 participants

Virtual Reality Walking for Neuropathic Pain in Spinal Cord Injury

University of Alabama at Birmingham

NCT03735017

COMPLETED 27 participants

Functional and Physiological Responses to Lokomat Therapy (Pilot Study)

US Department of Veterans Affairs

NCT00883142

COMPLETED NA 26 participants

Spinal Cord Injury Exercise and Nutrition Conceptual Engagement

University of Miami

NCT03495986

COMPLETED NA 25 participants

Enhancing Corticospinal Activation for Improved Walking Function

Shepherd Center, Atlanta GA

NCT03237234

COMPLETED Phase 1 25 participants

Pharmacological Agents for Chronic Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)

Bronx VA Medical Center

NCT05708274

COMPLETED NA 24 participants

Brain Plus Spinal Stimulation for Cervical SCI

Bronx VA Medical Center

NCT04727866

COMPLETED NA 23 participants

Functional Interval Training for People With Spinal Cord Injury and Their Care Partners

Arkansas Colleges of Health Education

NCT05221723

COMPLETED NA 21 participants

Influence of Transcutaneous Spinal Stimulation Intensity on Spasticity After SCI

Shepherd Center, Atlanta GA

NCT04243044

COMPLETED NA 20 participants

A Wheelchair Propulsion Training Program

Washington University School of Medicine

NCT04009187

COMPLETED NA 20 participants

Just-in-time Adaptive Feedback Systems to Assist Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury

Temple University

NCT03773692

COMPLETED Early Phase 1 20 participants

Treatment of Spinal Cord Injury Patients for Neurogenic Bladder: Anticholinergic Agent vs. Mirabegron

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

NCT03612401

COMPLETED NA 19 participants

Random Noise Stimulation to Enhance Cortical Drive & Improve Hand Function

Shepherd Center, Atlanta GA

NCT04777149

COMPLETED NA 18 participants

Spinal Cord Stimulation to Augment Activity Based Therapy

Shepherd Center, Atlanta GA

NCT03240601

COMPLETED NA 18 participants

Postprandial Lipid Tracer and Exercise in Spinal Cord Injury

University of Miami

NCT03691532

COMPLETED NA 17 participants

Heated Vest for Persons With Spinal Cord Injury

VA Office of Research and Development

NCT03662308

COMPLETED NA 17 participants

Task-specificity for Locomotor Recovery Following SCI

Indiana University

NCT03144388

COMPLETED NA 15 participants

Performance and Nutrition Program for Athletes in Adaptive Sports

Mayo Clinic

NCT03392155

COMPLETED NA 15 participants

A Novel Cooling Vest to Protect Persons With SCI From Hyperthermia

VA Office of Research and Development

NCT05441449

COMPLETED NA 15 participants

FES Cycling and Nutritional Counseling for Battling Obesity After SCI

William Carey University

NCT03810963

COMPLETED NA 14 participants

Exercise Training and Manual Wheelchair Users With SCI

Washington University School of Medicine

NCT03727893

COMPLETED NA 14 participants

Investigation of Brain Functional MRI as an Early Biomarker of Recovery in Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury

Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger

NCT03854214

COMPLETED Phase 2 13 participants

Improving Ventilatory Capacity in Those With Chronic High Level SCI

Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital

NCT05041322

COMPLETED NA 12 participants

Stimulation With Wire Leads to Restore Cough

MetroHealth Medical Center

NCT01659541

COMPLETED NA 12 participants

Manual Therapy for the Treatment of Shoulder Pain for Overuse Syndrome Wheelchair Dependent Persons

Craig Hospital

NCT04991415

COMPLETED NA 11 participants

Efficacy Study of the Music Glove Patients With Spinal Cord Injuries

University of California, Irvine

NCT02473614

COMPLETED Phase 1 6 participants

Use of a Prokinetic Agent as an Adjunct to Thrice Weekly Bowel Care After SCI

James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center

NCT04671030

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Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 12
Phase 2 14
Phase 3 2
Phase 4 3

Named interventions

Most-linked intervention names on Spinal Cord Injuries records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.

Placebo Drug
5 trials
Tests of sympathetic inhibition Diagnostic test
3 trials
Transcutaneous spinal stimulation Device
3 trials
Placebo Other
3 trials
BrainGate Neural Interface System Device
3 trials
I-Box by Dynatronics Device
2 trials
Combination of Neostigmine and Glycopyrrolate Drug
2 trials
Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation Device
2 trials

US sites by state

Facility locations filed on Spinal Cord Injuries trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.

Texas 26 trials
New York 23 trials
Florida 23 trials
California 17 trials
Massachusetts 15 trials
Illinois 14 trials
Pennsylvania 13 trials
New Jersey 13 trials

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.

What to do with this Spinal Cord Injuries page

203 registered trials, 108 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.

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 Spinal Cord Injuries condition card totals 203 registered trials; most-linked intervention Placebo; top US site state Texas. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.