Performance Developement of Patients With Paraplegia During First Rehabilitation

Effects of an Individually Tailored Endurance Training on the Performance Developement of Patients With Paraplegia During First Rehabilitation: an Observational Study

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03405558

Enrollment

Registered

2018-01-23

Start date

2018-01-01

Completion date

2023-01-31

Last updated

2023-03-13

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Conditions

Physical Activity

Brief summary

A high physical fitness is crucial for a good quality of life in persons suffering from a spinal cord injury. The aim of the present observational study is to investigate the influence of an individually tailored 8-week endurance training program on endurance performance of patients with a paraplegia during their first rehabilitation.

Interventions

OTHERNo intervention

As this is an observational study, we will only supervise testing and training sessions which were performed anyway during first rehabilitation as daily therapeutic routine

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Written informed consent * male or female, paraplegia (AIS A-C, lesion Level Th1-Th12) * Age 18-65 years * Manual wheelchair user * Patient during first rehabilitation

Exclusion criteria

* BMI ≥ 30 * unable to use an arm-crank Ergometer due to e.g. spasticity * physical impairment, which makes it impossible to perform an arm-crank ergometry * Progressive disease (g.g. tumor, MS) * Ventilator dependent * existing cardiopulmonary disease * Unstable medical situation

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Peak power	10min	Maximal performance reached during incremental exercise on an arm-crank ergometer

Countries

Switzerland

Outcome results

None listed

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