Recovery of Walking in Persons With Complete Spinal Cord Injury
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Exercise
- Registration Number
- NCT04237363
- Lead Sponsor
- Middle Tennessee State University
- Brief Summary
We documented the impact of 1 year of underwater treadmill training and supplemental overground walk training in five adults with chronic motor-complete SCI (cSCI) who had not undergone programmed epidural spinal cord stimulation (eSCS).
- Detailed Description
Regular exposure to self-initiated treadmill walking in water, a unique sensorimotor exercise setting that makes stepping movements easier to perform, may capitalize on the adaptability of the neuromuscular system and enhance locomotor function in persons with cSCI who have not undergone eSCS. In our study, a combined aquatics- and land-based approach to gait training was employed over a 12-month period that featured underwater treadmill training and supplemental overground walk training.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 5
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Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Exercise Exercise Walk training
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Overground walking capacity Change from Baseline WISCI-II score at 6 months and 12 months Walking Capacity for Spinal Cord Injury (WISCI-II)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method