Inspiratory Strength and Respiratory Complications After SCI Injury

Summary

The investigators conducting this study to investigate the relation between the respiratory muscle strength and respiratory complications. To understand more about respiratory complications the influence of different factors (such as in- and expiratory muscle strength, lung function parameters, physical activity, smoking, medications,…) on respiratory complications (such as pneumonia) will be investigated.

Conditions

• Spinal Cord Injuries
• Pneumonia

Interventions

PROCEDURE

inspiratory muscle strength

Measurements: * in- and expiratory muscle strength (5min) * lung function (FVC, FEV1, PEF, PCF) (10 min) Questionnaires: * ISCoS core data-set * ISCoS pulmonary function data sets * ISCoS quality of life questionnaire * questionnaire on individual respiratory muscle training, regular physical exercise and therapies * individual medication/vaccination and other medical complications will be assessed from patient's medical records All measurements will be performed at each of the 4 measurement time-points (up to 4 times during inpatient rehabilitation) and last about 40 min per patient and measurement time-point in total (time with patient).

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Balgrist University Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Rehab Basel

  collaborator OTHER

• Clinique Romande de Readaptation

  collaborator NETWORK

• Rehabilitation Clinic Tobelbad, Austria

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Rehabilitation Center Haering, Austria

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Austin Hospital, Melbourne Australia

  collaborator OTHER

• Erasmus Medical Center

  collaborator OTHER

• Heliomare Rehabilitation, Wijk aan Zee, The Netherlands

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• BG Unfallklinik Murnau

  collaborator OTHER

• Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil

  lead NETWORK

Principal Investigators

• Gabi Mueller, PhD · Swiss Paraplegic Centre Nottwil, Clinical Trial Unit

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2016-10-01

Primary Completion

2021-10-31

Completion

2021-10-31

Countries

• Switzerland

Study Locations