Status:
COMPLETED
Acute Effect of Ventilatory Support During Exercise in Spinal Cord Injury
Lead Sponsor:
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Conditions:
Spinal Cord Injury
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-70 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The investigators have an existing exercise program (N\>70) with a unique population of individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) who have been enrolled in Functional Electrical Stimulation - Rowing T...
Detailed Description
Regular aerobic exercise with sufficient intensity can improve overall health, however daily energy expenditure is low in those with SCI, especially in those with high level lesions. The investigators...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Subjects aged 18 to 70 (IRB amendment to change maximal age from 60 to 70 years old approved on 9/20/17)
- Have had SCI (at neurological level C5-T12 with American Spinal Injury Association grade A or B or C)
- Medically stable
- Have FES-row trained for \>6 months
Exclusion
- Hypertension(Blood pressure\>140/90 mmHg)
- Significant arrhythmias
- Coronary disease
- Chronic respiratory disease
- Diabetes
- Renal disease
- Cancer
- Epilepsy
- Current use of cardioactive medications
- Current grade 2 or greater pressure ulcers at relevant contact sites
- Other neurological disease
- Peripheral nerve compression or rotator cuff tears that limit the ability to row
- History of bleeding disorder
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 14 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
15 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03267212
Start Date
July 14 2017
End Date
April 1 2019
Last Update
April 9 2020
Active Locations (1)
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Spaulding Hospital Cambridge
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, 02138