Physical Disability, Spinal Cord Injuries
Conditions
Brief summary
Researchers are trying to evaluate and recommend sustainable and effective health and wellness programs for people with spinal cord injury (SCI) and other physical disabilities.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALTraining & Nutrition
Exercise at moderate to high intensities and diet education/counseling
Sponsors
Mayo Clinic
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Group1 (Group with spinal cord injury): * Participants with traumatic or non-traumatic spinal cord injury * Able to perform progressive exercise program * Willingness to participate in study Group 2 (Able-bodied group): * Functional upper extremity range of motion * Able to perform progressive exercise program * Willingness to participate in study Group3 (Other physical disability group): * Participants with a physical disability other than spinal cord injury * Able to perform progressive exercise program * Willingness to participate in study
Exclusion criteria
All groups: • Any documented or reported health condition that would be contraindicated to a progressive exercise program
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in The World Health Organization Quality of Life Score (WHOQOL-BREF) | Baseline (during week 1-2 of study), After intervention (week 16), 12 weeks after completion of study (week 28) | The World Health Organization (WHOQOL-BREF) is a self-report questionnaire that contains 26 items and addresses 4 QOL domains: physical health (7 items), psychological health (6 items), social relationships (3 items) and environment (8 items). Two other items measure overall QOL and general health. Each domain's mean score can range between 4 and 20 and a higher score indicates a higher quality of life. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in exercise self-efficacy score (for participants not living with spinal cord injury) | Baseline (during week 1-2 of study), After intervention (week 16), 12 weeks after completion of study (week 28) | The Barriers Specific Self-Efficacy Scale is a self-reported survey and was designed to measure subjects' perceived capabilities to exercise even if faced with barriers to exercise. Scores can range from zero to 100 with higher numbers indicating better confidence that the subject has the capability to exercise. |
| Change in exercise self-efficacy score (for participants living with spinal cord injury) | Baseline (during week 1-2 of study), After intervention (week 16), 12 weeks after completion of study (week 28) | The Spinal Cord Injury Exercise Self-Efficacy Scale (ESES) is a self-reported survey and includes 10 questions and a maximum score of 40 with higher scores indicating more confidence to exercise. |
| Change in self-reported un-weighed food records | Baseline (during week 1-2 of study), After intervention (week 16), 12 weeks after completion of study (week 28) | Self-reported un-weighed food records are collected by participant interview with a registered dietician and also with digital photography of full food plates and left-overs. Improvement in dietary intake is indicated from a yes or no of whether study participants have met individual goals that are determined during baseline session with dietician. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed