Act-Active.
- Conditions
- Spinal cord injury
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON29073
- Lead Sponsor
- Erasmus MC
- Brief Summary
/A
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Persons are eligible for inclusion if they are able to perform the handcycle training, are between 18 and 65 years of age, have sufficient comprehension of the Dutch language to understand the purpose of the study and its testing methods, and do not have a progressive disease or a psychiatric condition that may interfere with participation.
Persons are excluded from the study if they have cardiovascular contraindications for exercise, a resting diastolic blood pressure greater than 90mmHg or a systolic blood pressure greater than 180mmHg, severe overuse injuries of the upper extremity, neck or back, and other medical conditions for which maximal effort is not desirable. A medical doctor will check for contraindications when a patient meets the inclusion criteria and is considering participation in the study. Persons who have a prognosis of becoming mainly ambulatory will be excluded. Persons who expect to be unable to come to the rehabilitation center for testing during outpatient rehabilitation will not be included in the study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The evaluation will primary contain objectively measured level of everyday physical activity (accelerometry-based activity monitor during 5 days).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Secondary parameters are:<br /> <br>2. Subjectively measured level of everyday physical activity (questionnaire);<br /><br>2. Physical fitness (aerobic capacity);<br /><br>3. Anthropometry (body mass index and waist circumference);<br /><br>4. Metabolic fitness (blood pressure, biochemical markers). <br><br /><br /><br>Questionnaires will be used to assess functionality, fatigue, secondary problems, pain, social and sports participation, quality of life, self-efficacy, attitude, coping, and depression.