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Effects of Activity Based Therapy on Upper Limb Strength and Transfer in Spinal Cord Injury Patients

NCT04823078 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 16

Last updated 2021-03-30

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Summary

In our society spinal cord injury is a major problem.activity based therapy and conventional therapy has a potentional to improve upper limb strength and transfer in tetraplegic patients.

The aim of this study is to determine the effects of activity based therapy versus conventional therapy to improve the upper limb strength and transfer in spinal cord injury.

The study design used was randomized clinical trial. The study was conducted at the paraplegic center Peshawar in 6 weeks after the approval of synopsis. A sample size of 16 participants was taken with complete and incomplete spinal cord injury received using lottery method. Subjects were randomly divided into 2 groups. Group A was treated with activity based therapy + baseline therapy and group B was treated with conventional therapy + baseline therapy. 8 subjects in each group. Pre and post treatment evaluation were done by using Spinal cord independence measure scale (SCIM) and International standards for neurological classification of spinal cord injury upper extremity measurement scale (ISNCSCI- UEMS).

Post spinal cord independence measure activity based group mean 26.87±12.87 and conventional group mean 31.50±23.82. The results indicate that conventional therapy and activity based therapy both are helpful in improving upper limb strength and transfer total spinal cord independence measure pre sig.0.96 and post sig.0.57.

Both activity based therapy and conventional therapy equally effective for improving the upper limb strength and transfer in spinal cord injury.

entional therapy.

Conditions

  • Spinal Cord Injuries

Interventions

OTHER

Activity base therapy

activity based therapy Weight bearing activities of daily living like vertical lifting, bilateral body weight shifting, lifting and shifting, forward reaching and sideways reaching.

OTHER

Strength training

Strengthening exercises of upper limb involved muscles (elbow extensors, shoulder adductors, abductors, wrist extensors, shoulder protractors and retractors

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Riphah International University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Binash Afzal, PhD* · Riphah International University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-06-15
Primary Completion
2020-02-20
Completion
2020-03-30

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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