Performance Developement of Patients With Paraplegia During First Rehabilitation

Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil14 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Physical Activity

Interventions

No interventionOTHER

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

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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

Locations (1)

Swiss Paraplegic Centre

Nottwil, Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Peak power

Maximal performance reached during incremental exercise on an arm-crank ergometer

Time frame: 10min

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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