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

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Spaulding Hospital Cambridge

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, 02138