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Chest Wall Kinematics and Respiratory Muscle Action During Supine Breathing in Individuals With and Without Spinal Cord Injury

NCT01084512 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2010-03-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Objective: To investigate the movement strategy of breathing based on three-compartment model measured by optoelectronic plethysmography (OEP) and electromyography (EMG ) among individuals with and without spinal cord injury in supine posture during deep inspiration.

Design: cross sectional repeated-measure with age matched control group. Setting: Motion Analysis Laboratory Participants: Seven tetraplegic and five paraplegic subjects and twelve age matched healthy controls were recruited.

Intervention: Not applicable.

Conditions

  • Spinal Cord Injury

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • National Taiwan University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-07-31
Primary Completion
2008-07-31
Completion
2008-07-31

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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