Status:

COMPLETED

Virtual Sport for Adults ≥ 50 Years With Spinal Cord Injury

Lead Sponsor:

University Health Network, Toronto

Conditions:

Spinal Cord Injury

Eligibility:

All Genders

50+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Sport is a physical activity that has many physical, psychological and social benefits for those with spinal cord injury (SCI). However, most sport research involves people with SCI who are \<50 years...

Detailed Description

Aim: To investigate the impact of sport for people with SCI who are ≥50 years old. Sport Program: This program will be a trial of virtual handcycling. Fifteen male and five female volunteers who are ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Sustained a traumatic or non-progressive, non-traumatic SCI,
  • Chronic stage of recovery (i.e., ≥12 months post-SCI),
  • ≥50 years old,
  • Be a manual wheelchair user,
  • Able to understand spoken English,
  • Can attend two virtual handcycling sessions/week for 12 weeks and attend on-site assessments,
  • Does not intend to change usual physical activity routine throughout duration of the intervention,
  • Be cleared to participate in exercise (determined through completion of the 2022 Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire for Everyone (PAR-Q+)58),
  • Able to secure hands on handlebars with or without assistance during at-home sessions,
  • Has one emergency contact who can be promptly reached at any point during the intervention,
  • Can independently perform easy-moderate revolutions of arm ergometry movement for ≥10 minutes, with or without adaptations to secure the hands on the handlebars, and
  • Can independently bring up at least one hand to wave at shoulder level.

Exclusion

  • Present with significant shoulder pain that reduces use of upper limbs,
  • Present with condition(s) other than SCI that affect ability to use upper limbs or follow English instructions,
  • Have a pressure injury (\>grade 2) on the pelvis, sacrum, or hand(s), or
  • Experienced major trauma or surgery within the last 6 months
  • Have a history of cardiovascular disease (myocardial infarction, stroke, hyperlipidemia or untreated hypertension) and do not receive physician clearance to participate.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 5 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 30 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

5 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06040749

Start Date

May 5 2023

End Date

September 30 2024

Last Update

April 6 2025

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KITE-Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, UHN

Toronto, Ontario, Canada