Physiological and Psycho-social Variables of People With a Spinal Cord Injury Participating in Competitive Rugby in Wheelchairs

NCT ID: NCT01696851

Last Updated: 2016-12-29

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

WITHDRAWN

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-09-30

Brief Summary

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People with Spinal cord injury with tetraplegia suffer from respiratory problem due to weakness of the muscles and because the autonomic system dysfunction.

Exercise is one way of preserving and improving physical fitness and directly and indirectly reduce risk factors such as insulin resistance, weight loss and low values of HDL. subjects with spinal cord injury with tetraplegia have limited options for exercise: table tennis, gym, pool and more. Because of the nature of the injury which includes the sympathetic failure, they can not easily get the desired pulse to improve physical fitness.

Wheelchair rugby in Canada was developed specifically for people with tetraplegia who could not participate in wheelchair basketball. The game combines short, quick races with different aerobic capabilities. Previous studies have shown that participants in wheelchair rugby Improve anaerobic power, oxygen consumption, physical fitness and daily functioning. Wheelchair rugby improves self-confidence and as a result it affects other areas of life. Another study examined sense of self-efficacy, saw improvement in this index for rugby players in a wheelchair at high levels.

In the present study the investigators aim to examine whether regular participation in wheelchair Rugby for a season has more impact than other routine exercise (table tennis, gym, swimming).

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Wheelchair Rugby Players With Tetraplegia

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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wheelchair rugby players with tetraplegia

tests and questionnaires

Intervention Type OTHER

lung test, depression and self-efficacy questionnaires and Functional testing.

other routine sport participants with tetraplegia

tests and questionnaires

Intervention Type OTHER

lung test, depression and self-efficacy questionnaires and Functional testing.

Interventions

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tests and questionnaires

lung test, depression and self-efficacy questionnaires and Functional testing.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* subjects with tetraplegia who play wheelchair rugby

Exclusion Criteria

* suffering from a medical condition that prevents from performing the tests required by the study protocol.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Sheba Medical Center

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Gabi Zeilig, Dr.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Sheba Medical Center

Locations

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College of Physical Education Wingate

Netanya, , Israel

Site Status

Countries

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Israel

Other Identifiers

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SHEBA-10-8276-GZ-CTIL

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id