The Effect of an Exercise Program on Physical Function After a Spinal Cord Injury

NCT00535210 | Terminated

• 1 other identifier: H07-01073
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 9
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study would focus on adding a group exercise program to the usual therapy delivered in the hospital. We propose to design an exercise program that would be 30 minutes in length, 3 times per week. A medical doctor and physiotherapist would oversee the design and monitoring of the program. We believe that this program will: 1) Increase the potential for better health, thus improving independence and quality of life; 2) Help people make the move from therapist run exercise to self management of exercise; 3) Engage the patient in the therapy process and place an expectation of active participation on the client; and 4) Promote physical activity as part of a healthy lifestyle.

Conditions

Spinal Cord Injury

Keywords

spinal cord injury; exercise rehabilitation; inpatient; RCT; physical function

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• The primary outcome is physical function. This outcome will be measured before and after the program.

  6 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Secondary outcomes include sitting balance and blood pressure in response to changes in position. Both these measures will be evaluated before and after the program.

  6 months

Study Arms (2)

1

OTHER

Behavioral: Cardiovascular training

2

OTHER

Behavioral: Balance training

Interventions

Cardiovascular training BEHAVIORAL

The cardiovascular training group will receive their usual therapy plus 3 days of 30 minutes of exercise per week. This program will last for 6 weeks while the participant is in the hospital. The cardiovascular training program will include pushing and pulling on pulleys, wheeling over mats, punching a boxing bag, and using an arm ergometer. The balance training group will receive their usual therapy plus 3 days of 30 minutes of sitting balance activities. This program will last for 6 weeks while the participant is in the hospital.

1

Balance training BEHAVIORAL

The balance training group will receive their usual therapy plus 3 days of 30 minutes of sitting balance activities. This program will last for 6 weeks while the participant is in the hospital. The balance training program will include sitting on mats - moving arm support from in front of the body to behind body, moving from sitting to lying and back up, and catching soft foam ball thrown directly to centre of chest and throwing it back.

2

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 16 Years - 50 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Sustained a traumatic spinal cord injury,
• years of age,
• Able to push a manual wheelchair and arm ergometer,
• Able to participate in exercise three times per week for 30 minutes,
• Able to follow English instructions.

You may not qualify if:

• Unstable cardiovascular status (congestive heart failure, uncontrolled hypertension, uncontrolled atrial fibrillation, or left ventricular failure),
• Significant musculo-skeletal problems (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis) or neurological conditions (e.g., Parkinson's disease) due to conditions other than spinal cord injury,
• Increased pain with exercise.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of British Columbia: lead

Study Sites (1)

GF Strong Rehab Research Lab

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Spinal Cord Injuries

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Spinal Cord Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Trauma, Nervous System; Wounds and Injuries

Study Officials

• Janice Eng, Ph.D

  University of British Columbia

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• William Miller, Ph.D

  University of British Columbia

  STUDY DIRECTOR

• Andrei Krassioukov, Ph.D

  University of British Columbia

  STUDY DIRECTOR

• Chihya Hung

  University of British Columbia

  STUDY CHAIR

• Amira Tawashy

  University of British Columbia

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 24, 2007
• First Posted: September 26, 2007
• Study Start: September 1, 2007
• Primary Completion: May 1, 2011
• Study Completion: May 1, 2011
• Last Updated: May 10, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-05

Locations

CA (1)