Progress Report on the Spinal Cord Rehabilitation Research Initiatives Based on Registered Clinical Studies From 2000 to 2022

The current rehabilitation therapy protocols for management of individuals with spinal cord injury or disease aim to maximize restoration of remaining function and minimize secondary health conditions. In addition, several novel rehabilitation therapies for management of spinal cord injury or disease have been reshaping the field over the past two decades. This scoping review analyzes the trends and features of the recently completed and ongoing clinical studies on the rehabilitation of individuals with spinal cord injury or disease that were registered in the ClinicalTrials.gov Website. Furthermore, this in-depth review synthesizes and appraises what was learned and what will potentially be discovered in the near future from the clinical studies on the rehabilitation after spinal cord injury or disease. To Claim CME Credits Complete the self-assessment activity and evaluation online at http://www.physiatry.org/JournalCME CME Objectives Upon completion of this article, the reader should be able to: (1) Identify the most common trends and features of research studies on spinal cord rehabilitation, which were registered in the ClinicalTrials.gov Website between 2000 and 2022; (2) Discuss the main limitations of research on spinal cord rehabilitation, based on the protocols published on the ClinicalTrials.gov Website; and (3) Recognize important knowledge gaps in clinical studies on spinal cord rehabilitation that were registered in the ClinicalTrials.gov Website. Level Advanced Accreditation The Association of Academic Physiatrists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Association of Academic Physiatrists designates this Journal-based CME activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.