Status:
COMPLETED
Exercise to Reduce Obesity in Spinal Cord Injury
Lead Sponsor:
VA Office of Research and Development
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Conditions:
Diabetes Mellitus
Obesity
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this proposal was to evaluate and compare the health benefits of using upper extremity exercise versus functional electrical stimulation for lower extremity exercise. It was our hypothe...
Detailed Description
Objective: Spinal cord injuries (SCI) predispose individuals to impaired fitness, obesity, glucose intolerance and insulin resistance, placing them at greater risk for diabetes, coronary artery diseas...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Criteria for participation included men and women within the age range of 18-65 years old with BMI\>25 kg/m2 who have had T4-L2 Motor-Complete (ASIA A\&B) SCI for duration of greater than 12 months to ensure a homogenous sample.
Exclusion
- persons who were unresponsive to surface neurostimulation
- had participated in an FES or ACE exercise (\> 60 minutes/week) program within the past 3 months
- and those with known orthopedic limitations
- CAD
- diabetes mellitus (fasting glucose\>126 or HgbA1c\>7.0) or known family history
- hypothyroidism
- and/or renal disease were excluded from the study.
- Additionally, individuals with uncontrolled autonomic dysreflexia, recent (within 3 months) deep vein thrombosis, or pressure ulcers \> Grade II were excluded.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
29 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00270855
Start Date
May 1 2008
End Date
December 1 2011
Last Update
November 17 2017
Active Locations (1)
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Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center
Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23249