A preliminary trial with 8 individuals with spinal cord injuries was performed in a community centre in Hawaii. The cases all involved paraplegia and various degrees of quadriplegia. Of the 8 cases, 4 dropped due to various circumstances unrelated to the consumption of SE. Of the 4 remaining participants, 2 had repetitive periods of hospitalization that made their consumption of SE irregular. Of the two remaining participants, one experienced mild though significant improvement in mobility while the other participant experienced significant improvements in mobility.

The latter participant, VS, had a serious car accident 17 years prior to SE consumption and was left with traumatic brain injury that affected her speech and a significant spinal cord lesion. At the beginning of the trial, VS was able to lift her right leg approximately 15 centimetre from her chair with no lateral movement, and showed a total absence of movement in her left leg. She could move her arms, hands and fingers though the movements were very slow with little dexterity and precision. She had some ability to move in her bed but was unable to turn herself without assistance.
No data was available to document peripheral sensory perception of the lower limbs or nerve conductivity.

After 6 months of daily consumption of 3 grams of SE three times a day, VS could lift her right leg more than 30 centimetres from her chair, with lateral movement outside of her chair.

She could also lift her left leg off the chair and laterally outside of the chair. VS had less control over the movement of her left leg, though the magnitude of the movements was comparable to the movements seen with the right leg. After 10 months, VS was able to rotate herself in her bed unassisted and from a supine position she could lift both legs to a 90 degree angle and sit in her bed unassisted. Over the period of the trial her upper limbs also improved in dexterity and her speech showed mild though significant improvement.

VS comes from a disadvantage socio-economic environment and did not have access to physical therapy beyond the first few years of her injury, she therefore developed leg and feet deformities that prevented her from bearing weight and possibly resuming physical therapy.

Christian Drapeau, a member of Gitte Jensen, Ph.D, research team that created the patented Stem Enhance ULTRA