NCT07380516

Xo-Motion R Exoskeleton in SCI-Adoption Study

Adoption of the Xo-Motion R in the Subacute and Chronic SCI Populations at the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 16 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Alberta · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

After spinal cord injury (SCI), many people lose their ability to walk and do not have access to equipment and assistance that could help them regain functional abilities. Furthermore, many who have the potential to regain function are further hindered by a loss of function in their upper body that limits their ability to use a walker or crutches, thus eliminating options for mobility. This study seeks to determine the safety and feasibility of the XoMotion-R, a self-balancing exoskeleton that allows people with American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale (AIS) rating of B-D SCI to walk hands-free in inpatient and outpatient settings. This study will examine how use of the XoMotion-R affects functional outcomes and identify setting-specific barriers and facilitators to clinical adoption. This single-arm feasibility study will recruit 8 SCI inpatients and 8 SCI outpatients whose goal is to improve their walking and incorporate the XoMotion-R into their rehabilitation sessions. Participants will work on a variety of gait tasks tailored to their functional level. The goal is to determine whether early robotic gait training can improve functional outcomes and decrease length of stay, secondary complications, and long-term disability burden.

Conditions

• Spinal Cord Injury

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	XoMotionR- assisted locomotor training	The XoMotion-R self-balancing exoskeleton will be utilized for locomotor training in both the inpatient and outpatient setting. Inpatient intervention will be focused on promoting early weight-bearing, postural control, and initiation of step cycles. Training includes progressive walking tasks that emphasize symmetrical lower limb loading, upright posture, and engagement of trunk musculature. In addition to forward ambulation, sessions incorporate functional activities such as sit-to-stand transitions, pivot turns, and standing balance tasks which are all possible with the self-balancing XoMotion-R. The intervention is individualized based on tolerance, cardiovascular response, and patient progress, with adjustments made to walking speed, step length, and assistance levels over time. Outpatient intervention will follow a task-specific approach emphasizing increased walking distance, reduced exoskeleton assistance, and advancement toward community-based ambulation goals. In this phase,

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-02-01
• Primary completion: 2026-08-01
• Completion: 2026-09-01
• First posted: 2026-02-02
• Last updated: 2026-02-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada