Energy Costs of Spasticity in Spinal Cord Injury: A Pilot Investigation

NCT00572845 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2016-02-23

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if there is a relationship between spasticity and relative changes in Basal Energy Expenditure in persons with spinal cord injury.

Conditions

  • Basal Energy Expenditure
  • Spasticity

Interventions

OTHER

Weaning of Antispasticity Medication

Weaning of antispasticity medication over a three day period and then titration back to previous dose over a three day period.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Virginia Commonwealth University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • David R Gater, MD, PhD · McGuire VA Medical Center

  • David X Cifu, MD · VCU Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-01-31
Primary Completion
2010-07-31
Completion
2010-07-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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