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Effect of Vibration Exercise on Upper Limb Strength, Function, and Pain

NCT02998021 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 10

Last updated 2019-12-23

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Summary

The primary purpose of this study is to explore the benefits of vibration dumbbell resistance training over standard dumbbell resistance training for improving upper limb strength, function and pain among manual wheelchair users with paraplegia.

Conditions

  • Spinal Cord Injuries

Interventions

DEVICE

Vibrating Dumbbell

Supervised training sessions will occur optimally, 3 times per week for a total of 12 consecutive weeks. The sessions will involve nine exercises specifically designed to improve upper limb muscle function. The beginning training intensity for each participant will be based on their one rep max for each exercise, which is determined during baseline laboratory testing in accordance with standard procedures. Training intensity will be adjusted progressively, first by increasing the frequency of the vibration (max. 40 Hz) then by the addition of more weight, based on weekly assessments and consultation with the senior investigators.

DEVICE

Standard Dumbbell

Supervised training sessions will occur optimally, 3 times per week for a total of 12 consecutive weeks. The sessions will involve nine exercises specifically designed to improve upper limb muscle function. The beginning training intensity for each participant will be based on their one rep max for each exercise, which is determined during baseline laboratory testing in accordance with standard procedures. Training intensity will be adjusted progressively by the addition of more weight, based on weekly assessments and consultation with the senior investigators. To obtain as much data as possible on resistance training with vibration within study timeline, a modification was recently approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) to cease enrolling subjects into standard dumbbell training.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Alicia Koontz

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Alicia Koontz, PhD · University of Pittsburgh

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-03-15
Primary Completion
2018-11-20
Completion
2018-11-20
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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