None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of this project is to investigate if the currently run circuit class at the brain injury rehabilitation unit at Liverpool Hospital currently fulfills one of its aims, that is, to provide a fitness effect. For patients who are currently not working at a sufficient heart rate intensity for a fitness effect, we are investigating if the use of heart rate monitors increases the intensity that patients are able to work at.
Interventions
Attendance at standard circuit class run three times per week at the brain injury rehabilitation unit at Liverpool Hospital, with the use of a heart rate monitor and physiotherapist to provide auditory, visual and verbal feedback of exercise intensity with the aim to work within the training heart rate zone (50-70% heart rate reserve). The intervention phase will last for 2 weeks (6 sessions)
Sponsors
Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit, Liverpool Health Service
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
15 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1)sustained a very severe or extremely severe traumatic brain injury (i.e. post traumatic amnesia period > 1 week); 2) currently attending or eligible to attend the circuit class three times per week and anticipated to attend for at least 4 weeks; 3) medical consent
Exclusion criteria
1) still in post traumatic amnesia; 2) have any behaviour problems not suitable for a group environment
Outcome results
None listed