Physical Activity Guidelines for People With Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)

Implementation and Evaluation of the New Physical Activity Guidelines for People With Spinal Cord Injury.

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01368172

Enrollment

Registered

2011-06-07

Start date

2011-07-31

Completion date

2013-06-30

Last updated

2014-04-08

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Conditions

Spinal Cord Injury

Keywords

spinal cord injury, physical activity, physical fitness

Brief summary

The first evidence-based physical activity guidelines for people with spinal cord injury were released in March, 2011. This project will evaluate the implementation of the new physical activity guidelines in a community exercise setting in Hamilton, Ontario. The investigators hypothesize that persons who follow the guidelines will experience increased aerobic fitness and muscle strength. The investigators also hypothesize that participants will find the guidelines easy to follow and that their self-efficacy for participating in physical activity will be improved following the study period.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALPhysical Activity Guidelines

Participants in the Physical Activity Guidelines Arm will be asked to participate in at least 20 minutes of moderate to heavy intensity aerobic activity 2 times per week as well as strength training exercises (moderate intensity) 2 times per week. The Control Arm will not be supervised to follow the physical activity guidelines

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 60 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* adults with spinal cord injury who have been given clearance to exercise by their primary care physician (or healthcare team)

Exclusion criteria

* ventilatory support * inability to voluntarily participate in upper body exercises * inability to communicate in English * ongoing infection * unstable autonomic dysreflexia

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Physical Fitness	4 months	Peak VO2 tests will be done on a cycle ergometer to assess aerobic capacity/endurance, and peak strength will be measured on accessible weight-training equipment.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Self-efficacy for achieving the physical activity guidelines	4 months	Assessed through questionnaire.
Adherence to physical activity guidelines	4 months	Assessed through enrolment records

Countries

Canada

Outcome results

None listed

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