Body Weight Supported Treadmill Training as Physical Therapy Treatment to Spinal Cord Injury Patients
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injury/Damage
- Sponsor
- University of Ioannina
- Enrollment
- 26
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- WISCI II
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 5 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this current prospective study is to assess the effects of body weight support treadmill training (BWSTT) in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). Training intervention aim at improving: quality of life, walking capability, spasticity, functions in every day life, bone mass density and related hematological factors. The examination consisted of (1) neurological classification by ASIA standard neurological classification of spinal cord injury working sheet, (2) spasticity evaluation of lower limbs by Modified Ashworth Scale, (3) walking independence evaluation by Walking Index for Spinal Cord Injury II (WISCI II), (4) patient's quality of life perspective by World Health Quality of Life- BREF (WHOQOL-BREF), (5) the functional status by 10-item Modified Barthel Index, (6) bone mass density (BMD) by Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scan, (7) body tissue consistency by full body DXA scan, (8) skeletal system health associated blood factors (calcitonin, osteocalcin, 25 OH vitamin D, 1,25- (OH)2 vitamin D, ostase and parathyroid hormone) by hematological tests. The results will be collected and evaluated using statistical software (i.e. SPSS).
Investigators
Avraam Ploumis
Principal Invastigator
University of Ioannina
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •ASIA classification B, C or D
- •clinical stable
Exclusion Criteria
- •unstable cardiac conditions
- •autonomic dysreflexia
- •significant musculoskeletal problems in lower extremities other than SCI
- •Parkinson's disease
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
WISCI II
Time Frame: At the time of Admittance to the rehabilitation department (at baseline) and after six weeks
Change of walking independence at six weeks
Secondary Outcomes
- WHOQOL-BREF(At the time of Admittance to the rehabilitation department (at baseline) and after six weeks)
- 10-item Modified Barthel Index(At the time of Admittance to the rehabilitation department (at baseline) and after six weeks)
- DXA scan(At the time of Admittance to the rehabilitation department (at baseline) and after six weeks)
- ASIA standard neurological classification for spinal cord injury patients working sheet(At the time of Admittance to the rehabilitation department (at baseline) and after six weeks)
- Full Body DXA scan(At the time of Admittance to the rehabilitation department (at baseline) and after six weeks)
- Modified Ashworth scale(At the time of Admittance to the rehabilitation department (at baseline) and after six weeks)
- Hematological analysis(At the time of Admittance to the rehabilitation department (at baseline) and after six weeks)