Fitness training after traumatic brain injury
Completed
- Conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)Injuries and Accidents - Brain
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12606000062527
- Lead Sponsor
- Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit, Liverpool Health Service
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
1. have sustained a very severe or extremely severe TBI, 2. have had a hospital admission > 1 month, 3. able to walk independently > 1m/s, 4. able to commit 3 hours per week to exercise, 5. live within area serviced by 3 units.
Exclusion Criteria
1. concurrent medical condition for which moderate to high intensity exercise is contraindicated, 2. have cognitive or language problems that affect their ability to understand verbal instructions, 3. have behaviour problems not appropriate for a fitness centre environment.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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