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Effects of Exercise in People With Paraplegia

NCT01203150 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 32

Last updated 2015-03-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This hypothesis-driven study will investigate effects of physical activity with or without a nutrient supplement known to increase body lean mass in adults with chronic paraplegia who have clusters of obesity and obesity-related secondary complications.

Conditions

  • Spinal Cord Injury

Interventions

OTHER

Exercise

CRT will occur 3 times per week for 26 weeks. Each training session will last approximately 40-45 minutes and employ resistance training (weight lifting) and high-speed, low intensity endurance activities (arm cranking) 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
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-10-31
Primary Completion
2012-09-30
Completion
2012-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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