The purpose of this study is to determine whether a three times per week, 2 month robotic assisted treadmill gait training program, will beneficially affect the fitness, physical and psychological well-being, and the vascular and metabolic cardiovascular risk factors in individuals with complete motor Spinal Cord Injury (SCI).
Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality are a source of increasing concern among people with SCI and their health providers. The importance of physical activity in reducing the risk of heart disease in this population is indisputable, but exercise opportunities for persons with SCI are limited by physiologic and functional factors. Decreased functional muscle mass, impaired autonomic control of myocardial function, and decreased venous return limits training responses.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
11
Robot-assisted gait training,8 weeks,3 sessions a week,20-45 min each session.
Sheba medical center
Tel Litwinsky, Israel
Electrical stimulation induced lower limb exercise capacity in individuals with SCI
The lower limb exercise capacity in response to electrical stimulation will be measured by the use of the ERGYS II system
Time frame: 4 and 8 weeks of training
Reduction of risk factors for CVD
1. Plasms levels of: Total cholesterol, LDL-C, HDL-C, TC/HDL, LDL/HDL, CRP, Triglycerides, IL6, fasting glucose and fasting insulin 2. blood pressure, O2 consumption, CO2 production, O2 saturation, Heart rate, RER max (respiratory exchange ratio), VE (minute ventilation), AT (Anaerobic Threshold), Work rate max
Time frame: 4 and 8 weeks
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