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Effects of Exercise in People With Tetraplegia

NCT01202019 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 18

Last updated 2014-07-22

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Summary

This study is designed to assess the impact of exercise and supplementation on measures of fitness, function, and cardiovascular disease risk factors/modifiers in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). The primary purpose of this study is to improve fitness and function, reduce cardiovascular disease risks, and enhance oxidation of dietary and body fats in persons with chronic tetraplegia through acute exercise, exercise conditioning, and dietary supplementation. This study will test the hypothesis that timing of supplementation with regards to exercise bout ('intervention/placebo') affects fitness, function, lipid profiles, lipid oxidation, and inflammatory markers after acute exercise and chronic conditioning.

Conditions

  • Spinal Cord Injury
  • Tetraplegia

Interventions

OTHER

Circuit Resistance Training (CRT)

CRT will occur 3 times per week for 26 weeks. Each session will last approximately 40-45 minutes and employ resistance training (weight lifting) and endurance activities (reciprocal arm exercise, Vita-Glide®, RehaMed International) with interposed periods of incomplete recovery (i.e., heart rate not falling to baseline).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Miami

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mark S Nash, PhD · University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
55 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-03-31
Primary Completion
2011-09-30
Completion
2011-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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