Evaluating body composition and resting energy expenditure after neuromuscular electrical stimulation therapy in persons with chronic spinal cord injury

• Conditions: spinal cord injury; 10041543

• Registration Number: NL-OMON50889
• Lead Sponsor: Vrije Universiteit

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 15 April 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

-Age between 18 and 75 years
-Time since injury > 1 year
-Expected NMES therapy period > 12 weeks

Exclusion Criteria

-Autonomic dysreflexia result of NMES
-Presence of pacemaker, implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, or other
implanted electrical devices
-Presence of stimulation in the neck and head region
-Presence of wounds or sores on the stimulated sites
-Presence of piercings
-History of epileptic seizures
-Pregnancy
-Recent or current participation in an electrical stimulation-induced exercise
program or study (up to 6 months prior to this study)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational invasive
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Body composition: LL-LBM (kg and %), REE(kcal/day).</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Body composition: whole body-LBM (kg and %), whole body-FM (kg and %), whole<br /><br>body-impedance (*), LL-FM (kg and %), LL-impedance (*), muscle thickness (cm),<br /><br>muscle cross-sectional area (cm^2), fascicle length (cm) and pennation angle<br /><br>(°) of gluteal and hamstring muscles. Anthropometrics: body mass (kg), BMI<br /><br>(kg/m^2), waist circumference (cm). </p><br>