The Effect of Locomotor Training on Children With Incomplete Spinal Cord Injuries

NCT00931983 | Withdrawn DMC

• 1 other identifier: 2009-38
• Study Type: observational
• Target: N/A
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

--Participation open to all Canadian residents-- The purpose of this study is to address how well children with incomplete spinal cord injuries of greater than 12 months duration who remain non-functional ambulators improve through body weight assisted treadmill training (BWATT).

Conditions

Spinal Cord Injuries

Keywords

Incomplete spinal cord injuries; Walking; Treadmill; Training

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• 10 meter walk

  Baseline (time 0)

• 10 meter walk

  9 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Pediatric Life Habits Questionnaire

  baseline (time 0)

• Pediatric Life Habits Questionnaire

  9 weeks

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 4 Years - 18 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

community sample

You may qualify if:

• Children between the ages of 4-18 with incomplete ASIA C or D spinal cord injuries at least 12 months before study enrolment
• Non-ambulatory or 'exercise only' ambulators with or without assistive devices
• Normal motor and cognitive development up to time of injury
• Medical Stability

You may not qualify if:

• Other neuromuscular disease
• Contraindication to weight bearing on lower extremities
• Pressure sores where harness would be applied
• Uncontrollable hypotension when upright
• Lower limb contractures impeding range of motion necessary for ambulation
• Prior enrolment in a BWATT program
• Unable to commit to intervention for duration of protocol

Sponsors & Collaborators

• McGill University: lead
• Rick Hansen Foundation: collaborator
• Shriners Hospitals for Children: collaborator
• Fondation pour la Recherche sur la Moelle Épinière (Spinal Cord Research Foundation): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Shriners Hospitals for Children-Canada

Montreal, Quebec, H3G 1A6, Canada

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Barbeau H, Nadeau S, Garneau C. Physical determinants, emerging concepts, and training approaches in gait of individuals with spinal cord injury. J Neurotrauma. 2006 Mar-Apr;23(3-4):571-85. doi: 10.1089/neu.2006.23.571.

  PMID: 16629638 BACKGROUND

• Behrman AL, Nair PM, Bowden MG, Dauser RC, Herget BR, Martin JB, Phadke CP, Reier PJ, Senesac CR, Thompson FJ, Howland DR. Locomotor training restores walking in a nonambulatory child with chronic, severe, incomplete cervical spinal cord injury. Phys Ther. 2008 May;88(5):580-90. doi: 10.2522/ptj.20070315. Epub 2008 Mar 6.

  PMID: 18326054 BACKGROUND

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

• Mohan Radhakrishna, Md, FRCPC

  McGill University, Shriners Hospitals for Children-Canada

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Hugues Barbeau, Pt, PhD

  McGill University

  STUDY CHAIR

• Joanne Ruck-Gibis, Pt, MSc

  McGill University

  STUDY CHAIR

• Kathleen Montpetit, Ot, MSc

  McGill University, Shriners Hospitals for Children-Canada

  STUDY CHAIR

• Jean Ouellet, Md, FRCSC

  McGill University, Shriners Hospitals for Children-Canada

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE ONLY
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 1, 2009
• First Posted: July 2, 2009
• Study Start: March 1, 2009
• Last Updated: December 14, 2011

Record last verified: 2011-07

Locations

CA (1)