Status:
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Pilot Study of a Sedentary Behaviour Intervention for Individuals With a Spinal Cord Injury
Lead Sponsor:
Brunel University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust
Conditions:
Spinal Cord Injury
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Individuals with spinal cord injury have a greater risk of heart disease and stroke than non-disabled individuals. This might be partly because wheelchair users engage in high amounts of sedentary beh...
Detailed Description
Background: Individuals with a spinal cord injury are at a greater risk of heart disease and stroke than the general population. Many individuals with spinal cord injury sit for long periods due to b...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Individuals with self-reported paraplegia i.e. complete or incomplete SCI at T1 or below. Traumatic, non-traumatic, complete and incomplete SCI will all be eligible.
- At least 18 years of age.
- Self-report using a manual wheelchair as their primary mode of mobility inside and outside of the home.
- Able to travel to Brunel University of London to undertake study measurements.
- Access to use of a smartphone or tablet with internet access.
- Able to communicate in English at a level sufficient to understand the study, complete study measurements and engage fully with the intervention.
- Able to provide informed consent.
- Willing and able to provide fingertip blood samples and fast prior to measurement sessions.
- Able to independently transfer to a treatment couch and lay supine to undertake anthropometric measurements.
Exclusion
- Self-reported heart condition, chest pain, dizziness, bone or joint problem, or any other condition that may be exacerbated by doing physical activity, as indicated via responses to the PAR-Q+.
- Self-reported history of uncontrolled autonomic dysreflexia in the past 12 months.
- Self-reported pregnancy.
- Currently participating in another research project that involves an intervention.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 12 2025
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 31 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06957483
Start Date
May 12 2025
End Date
December 31 2025
Last Update
September 22 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Brunel University of London
Uxbridge, London, United Kingdom, UB8 3PH