A pilot study to compare the energy expenditure of arm-cranking with circuit training at 40% & 70% power output within the first 8 weeks of rehabilitation following spinal cord injury (SCI)
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Musculoskeletal Diseases: Spinal cord injury (SCI)Musculoskeletal DiseasesSpinal cord injury (SCI)
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN18944241
- Lead Sponsor
- Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2007 Update - Department of Health
- Brief Summary
ot published - part of degree.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 10
Inclusion Criteria
1. Participants must have sustained a spinal cord injury (either complete or incomplete) and have a neurological level at of below C6
2. Must be under care of Rehabilitation Consultant at Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust
3. Over 18 years old
Exclusion Criteria
1. Participants with spinal cord injury above C6
2. Acute upper limb injury (fracture/ dislocation/ shoulder pain), history of cardiac diseases
3. Pressure sore on weight-bearing skin areas
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method