Spinal Cord Injury
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the potential reorganization in the sensorimotor cortex in spinal cord injury (SCI) patients after Body Weight Supported Treadmill Training (BWSTT) associated with conventional motor rehabilitation. The investigators hypothesized that training with weight bearing associated with conventional motor rehabilitation will be able to reorganize the brain.
Interventions
Five days a week, 40 sessions of Kinesiotherapy (passive and active mobilizations, muscle lengthening), Body Weight Supported Treadmill Training, bicycle, manual therapy (with and without assistance of a mechanical device) and daily life activities training.
Sponsors
Universidade do Vale do Paraíba
University of Barcelona
University of Nove de Julho
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
15 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients with ASIA C or D and the ability to cooperate with instructions of the motor task required. The motor task was to perform ankle plantar flexion and toe flexion and fingers and thumbs movement of the both sides; they also had to be able to fulfill the general conditions necessary for an MRI exploration.
Exclusion criteria
* Patients with uncontrollable spasticity-induced body movements were excluded from the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cortical Motor Area | 1 month | Cortical Motor area in fMRI during motor task. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Functional Index | 1 month | Walking Index for Spinal Cord Injury |
Countries
Brazil
Outcome results
None listed