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Exercise for People with Spinal Cord Injury

NCT04007445 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 32

Last updated 2025-03-28

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Summary

The purpose of the study is to examine the impact of a transitional exercise intervention implemented in the community for people with SCI on psychological well-being, social factors, and physiological health.

Conditions

  • Spinal Cord Injuries

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Formally Directed Group (Exercise Group)

This group will receive a 12-week exercise intervention that will educate and support the person's ability to exercise. Working with a trainer, the participant will attend a 12-week (3 x week) exercise program that has been personalized to their goals. Each session will include warm-up, stretching, cardiovascular exercises, strength exercises, and cool-down. Each session will be 1-2 hours in duration. The participants may wear accelerometers and heart rate monitors to help determine the level of intensity of the exercises, as they should be performing at least 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous exercise each week. By the end of the 12-week program, the goal is for participants to guide their own exercise regimens.

OTHER

Self-Directed Group (Control Group)

This group will receive a 1-hour education session during which they will learn about the National Council on Health, Physical Activity and Disability (NCHPAD) website, an information and resource center on health promotion for people with disabilities. During the session participants will be given an overview of the website and asked to find three resources they find of interest. Their strength and fitness will also be assessed by completing a 1-rep max test. The participants will then be asked to maintain their regular physical activity for the next 12 weeks and complete a weekly physical activity log to track their exercise participation. A staff member will phone each person every week for the 12-week period and have the participant report his or her physical activity during the week.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Craig H. Neilsen Foundation

    collaborator OTHER

  • Washington University School of Medicine

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kerri A Morgan, PhD · Washington University School of Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-04-01
Primary Completion
2020-04-29
Completion
2020-04-29

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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