Performance Developement of Patients With Paraplegia During First Rehabilitation

NCT ID: NCT03405558

Last Updated: 2023-03-13

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

14 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-01-01

Study Completion Date

2023-01-31

Brief Summary

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A high physical fitness is crucial for a good quality of life in persons suffering from a spinal cord injury. The aim of the present observational study is to investigate the influence of an individually tailored 8-week endurance training program on endurance performance of patients with a paraplegia during their first rehabilitation.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Physical Activity

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Interventions

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No intervention

As this is an observational study, we will only supervise testing and training sessions which were performed anyway during first rehabilitation as daily therapeutic routine

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Written informed consent
* male or female, paraplegia (AIS A-C, lesion Level Th1-Th12)
* Age 18-65 years
* Manual wheelchair user
* Patient during first rehabilitation

Exclusion Criteria

* BMI ≥ 30
* unable to use an arm-crank Ergometer due to e.g. spasticity
* physical impairment, which makes it impossible to perform an arm-crank ergometry
* Progressive disease (g.g. tumor, MS)
* Ventilator dependent
* existing cardiopulmonary disease
* Unstable medical situation
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil

NETWORK

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Claudio Perret

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil

Locations

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Swiss Paraplegic Centre

Nottwil, Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland

Site Status

Countries

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Switzerland

Other Identifiers

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2017-01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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