Status:
UNKNOWN
Activity Dependent Rehabilitation Model to Improve Bone and Muscle Outcomes
Lead Sponsor:
Kessler Foundation
Collaborating Sponsors:
The Craig H. Neilsen Foundation
Conditions:
Disuse Osteoporosis
Atrophy, Disuse
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-58 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
For many after spinal cord injury (SCI) there is immobilization, muscle atrophy, bone loss, fracture risk during transferring (or falls), and the risk of secondary complications, and increase in atten...
Detailed Description
There will be three groups in this study. Each group will receive 1.25 hr of intervention per session, for a total of 60 sessions (3 - 4 x week, 15- 20 weeks). Participants in Group 1 will receive 1hr...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Must be between 18 and 58 years old with a neurological SCI level between the C6-T10 level and an impairment grade A, B, or C, according to the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) Impairment scale.
- Must have a spinal cord injury that is greater than 6 month or less than 2 years post injury
- Must have score less than 3 on the Modified Ashworth Scale.
- Must be able to tolerate electrical stimulation and must show visible muscle contraction to electrical stimulus
- Must be wheelchair reliant for more than 75% of the time
Exclusion
- Bone density measurement (as recorded by the researcher) for knee at or below 0.5755 gm/cm2
- Weigh more than 225 Ibs.
- Taller than 6 feet 3 inches
- Post -menopausal, pregnant or a lactating woman.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
21 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02309983
Start Date
December 1 2006
End Date
December 1 2018
Last Update
March 28 2017
Active Locations (1)
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Kessler Foundation
West Orange, New Jersey, United States, 07052