spinal cord injury
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All patients who are in clinical follow-up at Acreditando, Neuromotor Recovery, Health and Welfare Center and carrying the authorization of parents or guardians to participate in the study, with medical diagnosis of spinal cord injury, will be considered eligible.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with cardiac arrhythmias and atrioventricular block, congenital anomalies, such as congenital heart diseases, pulmonary malformations, and patients using drugs that interfere with autonomous nervous system, such as antiarrhythmic drugs and drugs for the treatment of diabetes mellitus, such as insulin, will be excluded from the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected that individuals with spinal cord injury will present a decrease in heart rate variability with a predominance of sympathetic modulation. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes are not expected | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Universidade Federal de São Paulo;Universidade Federal de São Paulo