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Effects of Breathing and Walking Treatments on Recovery Post-Spinal Cord Injury

NCT01272011 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 16

Last updated 2016-03-29

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Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine (1) if a specific breathing treatment (intermittent hypoxia) can promote changes in breathing function and (2) if pairing breathing treatments (hypoxia) with locomotor training can enhance the benefits of walking recovery observed with locomotor training alone (without breathing treatments).

Conditions

  • Spinal Cord Injuries
  • Brown Sequard
  • Central Cord Syndrome

Interventions

OTHER

Intermittent Hypoxia

Individuals received exposure to intermittent hypoxia for 10 days, and placebo for 1-2 days.

OTHER

Locomotor Training

Individuals received 10 days of locomotor training, intense walking training on a treadmill with body weight support. Manual assistance was provided at the legs to optimize stepping patterns.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Florida

    collaborator OTHER

  • Wayne State University

    collaborator OTHER

  • VA Office of Research and Development

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Nicole J Tester, PhD · North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-05-31
Primary Completion
2014-08-31
Completion
2014-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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