Effect of Adaptive Sports After Acquired Physical Disability

NCT04625309 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: SPORT DISABILITY
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 34
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study is a cross-sectional trial which aims to evaluate the effect of practicing a physical activity on different domains of the ICF among individuals with an acquired physical disability. Two different groups of individuals with a spinal cord injury will be enrolled: one composed of subjects who manage to reach the WHO's recommendations regarding physical activity, and the other of subjects who do not.

Conditions

Spinal Cord Injuries; Sports Physical Therapy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (7)

• Pain experienced during mobility

  This variable will be measured through a Likert scale out of 5, where greater values show more pain during mobility. Subjects will be asked to rate presence, frequency and intensity of pain felt in the upper-limb when wheeling in their daily environments.

  Throughout the study, an average of 4 months

• Fatigue Severity

  This variable will be measured using a validated questionnaire, "Fatigue Severity scale". The minimum score is 9, and the maximum is 63. The higher the score, the greater the fatigue severity (= worse outcome for the participant).

  Throughout the study, an average of 4 months

• Independence in mobility of daily living

  This variable will be measured using the validated "Spinal Cord Independence Measure -mobility". Minimum score is 0 while maximum score is 40. The higher the score, the better the independence of the participant (=better outcome).

  Throughout the study, an average of 4 months

• Physical activity level

  Measured by a validated questionnaire, "Physical Activity Scale for Individuals with a Physical Disability".

  Through study completion, an average of 4 months

• Social participation

  This variable will be measured through the validated "Reintegration to Normal Living" index. Minimum score is 0, maximum score is 100. The higher the score, the better the outcome.

  Throughout the study, an average of 4 months

• Quality of Life: WHOQOL-BREF

  This variable will be measured through the World Health Organization's 8th version questionnaire, the WHOQOL-BREF. Every one of the 4 domain can obtain a score ranging from 0 (minimum) to 100 (maximum). The higher the score, the greater the quality of life.

  Throughout the study, an average of 4 months

• patient's medical history

  We will ask the subjects to report how many times they were hospitalised in the last six months and how many times they experienced a serious health-complication. We will also ask them how many times per week they receive physiotherapy.

  Throughout the study, an average of 4 months

Study Arms (2)

Sport

EXPERIMENTAL

This group will be made up of subjects with a spinal cord injury that are actively participating in adaptive sports teams.

Other: Adaptive sports

No sport

NO INTERVENTION

This group will be made up of subjects with a spinal cord injury that are not actively participating in any sports team.

Interventions

Adaptive sports OTHER

This will be the number of hours per week the subjects actively partake in adaptive sports teams.

Sport

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 70 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• diagnosed non-progressive spinal cord injury
• dependent on wheelchair for mobility
• more than 6 months since diagnosis of spinal injury
• able to understand and speak french

You may not qualify if:

• medical contra-indication to the testing
• cognitive deficiency which limits communication

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Université Catholique de Louvain: lead

Study Sites (1)

Université catholique de Louvain

Brussels, 1200, Belgium

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

• Louise Declerck, PT

  Université Catholique de Louvain

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 20, 2020
• First Posted: November 12, 2020
• Study Start: October 7, 2020
• Primary Completion: July 7, 2021
• Study Completion: September 7, 2021
• Last Updated: October 4, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

BE (1)