Electrical stimulation combined with strength training to increase the strength of very weak muscles in people with recent spinal cord injury. A randomised controlled trial

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Neurological - Other neurological disorders; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy; Injuries and Accidents - Other injuries and accidents; Spinal Cord Injury; Partial paralysis

• Registration Number: ACTRN12621000197831
• Lead Sponsor: orthern Sydney Local Health District (Kolling Institute, Royal North Shore Hospital), John Walsh Centre for Rehabilitation Research

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-02-25
• Study Completion: 2023-06-12
• Last Update Posted: 29 January 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

A person will be eligible to participate if they:
1.have a recent complete or incomplete SCI (as defined by the International Standards for Neurological classification of SCI) that was sustained less than six months prior
2.have partial paralysis in a major muscle group on one side of the body (i.e., elbow flexors or extensors, wrist flexors or extensors, knee flexors or extensors, ankle dorsiflexors or plantarflexors)
3.have less than grade 3 on the 13 point manual muscle scale (that is they are unable to move through full range against gravity)
4.are an inpatient of one of the participating SCI units and are likely to remain there for the duration of their involvement in the trial (i.e., approximately 9 weeks) or are being discharged home to the local area surrounding the hospital
5.are aged 18 years or over at the time of consent
6.are willing to participate in the trial
7.are free of any other type of neurological condition or injury

Exclusion Criteria

A person is excluded from participation if they:
1.have any condition preventing testing or training of the target muscle
2.are not able to evoke a strong electrically stimulated contraction with the training parameters
3.have paralysis in the target muscle
4.are unable to co-operate (e.g. a serious medical condition, cognitive impairment, drug dependency, psychiatric illness, and behavioural problem)
5.do not speak the national language sufficiently well to provide informed consent

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified