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Walk-Training Program for Individuals With Chronic Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)

NCT03940274 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 15

Last updated 2020-09-07

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the common leading cause of death among people with spinal cord injury (SCI) and occurs at an early age in people with SCI as compared to able-bodied people. The findings are consistent in demonstrating a high prevalence of CVD among people with SCI. Lack of physical activity and/or prolonged sitting which is observed in people with SCI due to impaired/loss of motor function is associated with increased risk factors of CVD. By doing this study, researchers hope to learn the effects of walking training on cardiovascular health among people with chronic SCI.

Conditions

  • Spinal Cord Injury

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

walking training

Participants will receive three sessions a week of BWSTT with assistive training device for 8 weeks; a total of 24 sessions. The duration of each training session will an hour. During walk-training, the participant will wear a harness which is attached to an overhead motorized lift to provide body-weight support and to prevent the risk of falling.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Kansas Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Wen Liu, PhD · University of Kansas Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-12-04
Primary Completion
2019-09-29
Completion
2019-09-29

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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