Walking in the Indego™ exoskeleton for better seated balance after spinal cord injury

You may qualify if

• Traumatic or non-traumatic SCI ≥6 months duration of SCI;
• Wheelchair-user for indoor and outdoor mobility;
• Level and completeness of injury T4 and below with complete or incomplete SCI (ISNCSCI A to D);
• Able to hold the crutches in hands with or without modifications; and; Able to provide informed consent.

You can't join if

• Diagnosis of neurological injury other than SCI;
• Progressive condition that would be expected to result in changing neurological status;
• Severe concurrent medical disease, illness or condition judged to be contraindicated by the Site Physician;
• Anthropocentric incompatibility to be fitted with the device;
• Traumatic or high impact lower extremity fracture within the past 2 years;
• Fragility, minimal trauma or low impact fracture of the lower extremity since spinal cord injury;
• Knee BMD < 0.60 gm/cm2;
• Total hip BMD T-scores < -3.5;
• Untreatable severe spasticity judged to be contraindicated by the Site Physician;
• Flexion contracture that is incompatible with the device;
• Limitations in ankle range of motion that cannot be adapted with an orthotic device (plantar flexion > 00);
• Fracture of the foot by x-ray and confirmed by CT;
• Untreated or uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure >140 mmHg; diastolic blood pressure >90 mmHg);
• Unresolved orthostatic hypotension (systolic blood pressure <90 mmHg; diastolic blood pressure <60 mmHg) as judged to be contraindicated by the Site Physician;
• Current pressure ulcer of the arms, trunk, pelvic area, or lower extremities;
• History of seizure;
• Use of medications that significantly lower seizure threshold, such as tricyclic antidepressants, amphetamines, neuroleptics, dalfampridine, and bupropion;
• History of stroke, brain tumor, brain abscess, or multiple sclerosis;
• History of moderate or severe head trauma (loss of consciousness for greater than one hour or evidence of brain contusion or hemorrhage or depressed skull fracture on prior imaging);
• History of implanted brain/spine/nerve simulators, aneurysm clips, ferromagnetic metallic implants, or cardiac pacemaker/defibrillator;
• Psychopathology documentation in the medical record or history that may conflict with study objectives; and/or; Pregnancy or women who plan to become pregnant during the study period.