Promoting spinal cord injury recovery through arm cycling exercise

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Incomplete spinal cord injury; Nervous System Diseases

• Registration Number: ISRCTN17247972
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Birmingham

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-02-27
• Last Update Posted: 26 August 2024
• Study Completion: 2026-03-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria

1. Are aged 18 years and above
2. Have a cervical or upper thoracic sensory incomplete spinal cord injury
3. Have had the injury within 6 months
4. Are able to sit with support/independently for 30 seconds
5. Have the ability to voluntarily move the elbow to operate the arm bike, bandage or active grip can be used to help holding the pedals

Exclusion Criteria

1. Have ongoing issues with shoulder instability or shoulder pain
2. Are unable to use the bike due to lack of muscle activity to activate the bike (e.g., AIS B or C at cervical level). This will assess case-by-case and discussion with the medical care team will be in place prior to study participation.
3. Have contraindications to exercise in an upright posture (e.g., postural hypotension, ulcers).
4. Are pregnant.
5. Are not able to understand what is involved in the study or who cannot understand written or verbal English will not be recruited given the scale of the study being a pilot study and the exercise is self-initiated.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified