Training respiratory muscles really improves functional capacity in patients with spinal cord injury?
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- Conditions
- Spinal Cord InjuriesC10.228.854.770
- Registration Number
- RBR-7b399d
- Lead Sponsor
- Rede Sarah de Hospitais de Reabilitação
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
During a period of 10 to 12 months, we will select males; non-smokers; with traumatic SCI; with complete motor injury (ASIA A or B), between T4 and C5 levels; injured for more than 6 months; who are able to perform an arm crank exercise test in an upper limbs cyclergometer. They will be admitted from Neurorehabilitation in spinal cord injury program from Sarah Network of Rehabilitation Hospitals Brasília.
Exclusion Criteria
Will not be included in the study patients with scheduled surgery; with known heart or lung diseases; athletes; or who presents acute infectious syndromes or with any clinical decompensation.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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