ACTRN12609000079246
Completed
Phase 3
Electrical stimulation and strength training to improve quadriceps strength in people with incomplete spinal cord injuries
Rehabilitation Studies Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney0 sites20 target enrollmentFebruary 2, 2009
Overview
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Not specified
- Sponsor
- Rehabilitation Studies Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney
- Enrollment
- 20
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 6 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
No summary available.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •1\.a neurologically stable spinal cord injury at the level of C4 or below
- •2\.partial paralysis of the quadriceps muscles (ie. complete ASIA A spinal cord injury with zones of partial preservation or an incomplete ASIA B, C or D spinal cord injury)
- •3\.at least grade 3 strength in the quadriceps muscles on one leg
- •4\.sustained a SCI more than six months prior to testing
- •5\.quadriceps muscles can be electrically stimulated
Exclusion Criteria
- •1\. living outside Sydney
- •2\. other types of neurological lesions affecting the lower limbs
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Not specified
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