The Effect of Continuous Passive Motion Training on Neuromuscular Adaptation

N/ACompletedNCT01988142

Chang Gung University7 enrolled

Overview

After spinal cord injury (SCI), the muscular property altered due to the immobilization adaptation. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of remobilization with continuous passive exercise on the adapted paralyzed muscle properties after SCI.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Spinal Cord Injury(SCI)

Interventions

Ankle continuous passive motion machine.PROCEDURE

A rehabilitation program of machine driven passive stretch.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Clinical diagnosis of chronic spinal cord injury

Locations (1)

Chang Gung University

Taoyuan, Taiwan

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Muscle tone tests

Measure of changes in Hypertonia measured by Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) and Patient Reported Impact of Spasticity Measure (PPSIM).

Time frame: Baseline, 1, 2,3, and 4 months.

Fatigue index of muscle

Measure of changes in Fatigue index of soleus and tibialis anterior (TA) muscles.

Time frame: Baseline, 1, 2,3, and 4 months.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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