Performance Developement of Patients With Paraplegia During First Rehabilitation

Completed

• Conditions: Physical Activity

• Registration Number: NCT03405558
• Lead Sponsor: Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil

Brief Summary

A high physical fitness is crucial for a good quality of life in persons suffering from a spinal cord injury. The aim of the present observational study is to investigate the influence of an individually tailored 8-week endurance training program on endurance performance of patients with a paraplegia during their first rehabilitation.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-01-01
• Study First Submitted: 2018-01-08
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-01-19
• Study First Posted: 2018-01-23
• Primary Completion: 2023-01-31
• Study Completion: 2023-01-31
• Status Verified: 2023-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-03-10
• Last Update Posted: 2023-03-13

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 14

Inclusion Criteria

• Written informed consent
• male or female, paraplegia (AIS A-C, lesion Level Th1-Th12)
• Age 18-65 years
• Manual wheelchair user
• Patient during first rehabilitation

Exclusion Criteria

• BMI ≥ 30
• unable to use an arm-crank Ergometer due to e.g. spasticity
• physical impairment, which makes it impossible to perform an arm-crank ergometry
• Progressive disease (g.g. tumor, MS)
• Ventilator dependent
• existing cardiopulmonary disease
• Unstable medical situation

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Peak power	10min	Maximal performance reached during incremental exercise on an arm-crank ergometer

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Swiss Paraplegic Centre; 🇨🇭 Nottwil, Lucerne, Switzerland