fMRI In Spinal Cord Injury Patient After Rehabilitation

N/ACompletedNCT02074670

University of Nove de Julho7 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the potential reorganization in the sensorimotor cortex in spinal cord injury (SCI) patients after Body Weight Supported Treadmill Training (BWSTT) associated with conventional motor rehabilitation. The investigators hypothesized that training with weight bearing associated with conventional motor rehabilitation will be able to reorganize the brain.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Spinal Cord Injury

Interventions

Treadmill gait trainingOTHER

Five days a week, 40 sessions of Kinesiotherapy (passive and active mobilizations, muscle lengthening), Body Weight Supported Treadmill Training, bicycle, manual therapy (with and without assistance of a mechanical device) and daily life activities training.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 15 YearsMax age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with ASIA C or D and the ability to cooperate with instructions of the motor task required. The motor task was to perform ankle plantar flexion and toe flexion and fingers and thumbs movement of the both sides; they also had to be able to fulfill the general conditions necessary for an MRI exploration. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with uncontrollable spasticity-induced body movements were excluded from the study.

Locations (1)

Paulo Roberto Garcia Lucareli

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Cortical Motor Area

Cortical Motor area in fMRI during motor task.

Time frame: 1 month

Secondary Outcomes

Functional Index

Walking Index for Spinal Cord Injury

Time frame: 1 month

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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