Two groups of injured rats were tested, with one group given the dye as a treatment for the spinal injuries and the other group was not. The results of the test proved that in comparison to the rats that had not received the dye, the rats that were treated with the dye were able to move around better and able to out perform the rats without the dye treatment on motion tests.[24] Testing is still in progress to determine whether this treatment can be used effectively in humans. The recent tests have administered the dye within 15 minutes of injury, but to be effective in a real-life setting, where it may take time for a patient to reach the emergency room, the treatment needs to be effective even when administered up to two hours after injury.