G82.0 G82.1 G82.2
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: people with chronic paraplegia, exercising with the ParaGym mobile app for 6 weeks
Group 2: waitlist control group
Sponsors
Institut für Kreislaufforschung und Sportmedizin, ABt. 1 Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 67 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: chronic paraplegia (time since injury > 1 year), between 18 and 67 years old, sufficient German language skills, capable of providing informed consent, access to a smartphone
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: high performance athlete (national team), acute infection, uncontrolled hypertension or diabetes, manifest cardiovascular diseases, medical contraindications, psychiatric or mental conditions that compromise informed consent or may interfere with the study/study results (e.g. major depression, psychotic disorders), ongoing alcohol or substance abuse, negative outcome to unsupervised exercise based on a medical screening
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Feasibility (training protocol/self-report, semistructured interviews, drop-outs, adherence, app usage data (completed workouts)) Usability (System Usability Scale (SUS)) Safety (adverse events) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| preliminary efficacy: independence in everyday life (Spinal Cord Independence Measure (SCIM III); quality of life (SF-36); performance (spiroergometry (arm crank ergometer): maximum oxygen uptake (VO2max), maximum/peak power output (POmax/peak) (Watt), heart rate, blood pressure, rating of perceived exertion (BORG-RPE); strength (hand grip strength, using a hand dynamometer) | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactJanika Bolz
Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln
Outcome results
None listed