Status:
COMPLETED
Fitness Training Using WBEMS Among Individuals With SCI
Lead Sponsor:
University Health Network, Toronto
Collaborating Sponsors:
Université de Montréal
Conditions:
Spinal Cord Injuries
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Up to 15 individuals living with chronic SCI will be recruited for this study. Each participant will complete an initial clinical assessment before starting a 10-week training program. The training pr...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- have a motor complete SCI (i.e., American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale grade A or B which means complete motor paralysis below the level of injury) at the neurological level T7 or below (i.e., to avoid triggering autonomic dysreflexia). The participants will have complete motor function of their arms but not of their legs;
- be at least one year post-injury (i.e., chronic injury);
- be between 18 and 65 years of age;
- be cleared for physical activity based on The Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire for Everyone (PAR-Q+)34
- be able to provide informed, written consent.
Exclusion
- 1\) Contraindications for EMS35,36. Electrical stimulation should not be applied:
- if implanted electronic devices, including cardiac pacemakers
- if coronary stents are present
- if cosmetics and other implants are present in the application region
- to pregnant women
- on the regions of known or suspected malignancy
- if active deep vein thrombosis or thrombophlebitis
- to actively bleeding tissue or to persons with untreated hemorrhagic disorders
- to infected tissues, tuberculosis, or wounds with underlying osteomyelitis
- if inflammation is present in the region of application
- to recently radiated tissues
- to the chest in persons with cardiac disease, arrhythmias, or heart failure
- to the neck or head region of persons known to have seizures
- transcranially without specialized training
- to areas near reproductive organs or genitalia without specialized training
- to areas near or over eyes
- to anterior neck or carotid sinus
- to damaged or at-risk skin areas that would result in uneven conduction of current (excluding open wounds where the specific intent is to use electrical stimulation for tissue healing)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 31 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
1 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04307017
Start Date
February 1 2020
End Date
December 31 2020
Last Update
April 1 2021
Active Locations (1)
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Lyndhurst Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute-UHN
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4G 3V9