The Effect of Vibration Therapy on the Bone Density of the Tiba in Patients With Spinal Cord Injury

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Phase 1Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00624988

Acronym

SCI

Enrollment

Registered

2008-02-28

Start date

2008-07-31

Completion date

2009-02-28

Last updated

2008-10-17

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Conditions

Spinal Cord Injury

Keywords

Spinal cord injury, vibration therapy, bone density

Brief summary

The purpose of this investigation is to determine the effect of lower limb vibration therapy on bone density in the tibia in patients with spinal cord injury. The second purpose is to assess the neuromuscular junction variability at the motor units of the tibialis anterior muscle after a sequence of lower limb vibration therapy

Interventions

PROCEDUREVibration Therapy

Treatment will consist of 10 sessions of 60 seconds each with one minute intervals in between at 50 Hz frequency three times per week for three months.

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Over the age of 18 years * A spinal cord injury patient with injury above T12 * Injury below T4 to avoid respiratory complication. * An ASIA classification of A or B

Exclusion criteria

* Non complicating organic factors such as heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke * Exercise where electrical therapy is used while the trial is being conducted * A bone density measure 3 times below normal mineralization levels as measured on the first bone density scan prior to entry in to the study * Surgical implants below the level of T12 * Local infection, acute inflammation, injury, tumors or other malignancy, recent wounds, diabetes * Any unstable joints of the lower extremity, recent hip and knee joints or fitted hip or knee pins, bolts and/or plates * Acute thrombosis * Severe migraine, epilepsy * Serious cardiovascular disease, wearing a pacemaker * Any Spinal manipulation within one year of the study * Any implanted device or prosthesis or intrauterine IUD type of device pregnancy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Bone density scan	within 7 days pre/post intervention

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Single fiber EMG at neuromuscular junction	7 days pre/post intervention

Countries

United States

Contacts

Primary ContactDavid V Lenihan, DC, PhD

davidvlenihan@hotmail.com(314) 614-5005

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026