Status:
UNKNOWN
The Effect of Vibration Therapy on the Bone Density of the Tiba in Patients With Spinal Cord Injury
Lead Sponsor:
Logan College of Chiropractic
Conditions:
Spinal Cord Injury
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE1
PHASE2
Brief Summary
The purpose of this investigation is to determine the effect of lower limb vibration therapy on bone density in the tibia in patients with spinal cord injury. The second purpose is to assess the neuro...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Over the age of 18 years
- A spinal cord injury patient with injury above T12
- Injury below T4 to avoid respiratory complication.
- An ASIA classification of A or B
Exclusion
- Non complicating organic factors such as heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke
- Exercise where electrical therapy is used while the trial is being conducted
- A bone density measure 3 times below normal mineralization levels as measured on the first bone density scan prior to entry in to the study
- Surgical implants below the level of T12
- Local infection, acute inflammation, injury, tumors or other malignancy, recent wounds, diabetes
- Any unstable joints of the lower extremity, recent hip and knee joints or fitted hip or knee pins, bolts and/or plates
- Acute thrombosis
- Severe migraine, epilepsy
- Serious cardiovascular disease, wearing a pacemaker
- Any Spinal manipulation within one year of the study
- Any implanted device or prosthesis or intrauterine IUD type of device pregnancy
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
February 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
10 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00624988
Start Date
July 1 2008
End Date
February 1 2009
Last Update
October 17 2008
Active Locations (2)
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1
Logan College of Chiropractic
Chesterfield, Missouri, United States, 63006
2
Logan College of Chiropractic
Chesterfield, Missouri, United States, 63017