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A new spinal cord injury trial to take place in New Zealand could bring hope to those with the condition, it has been reported.

Noela Vallis of The Spinal Cord Society, whose husband Keith was paralysed following a jet boating accident, has fundraised for more than 30 years to enable the trials to take place, reports TVNZ.

Research director Dr Jim Faed told the website that the trials are the first small step in the development of effective treatments for the condition.

"We've been waiting a long time, five and a half years for this and now we can actually get in to the real activity of recruiting people to take part and getting the process underway," he continued.

Six candidates in the trial will have stem cells from the inside of their nose injected into the location of their spinal injury while a further six participants will receive placebos.

Meanwhile, the second patient has been enrolled in the first US clinical trial of human embryonic stem cells to treat spinal cord injury.

The Geron Corp-sponsored trial received a patient from Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.

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