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
Active Locations (1)
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KITE-Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, UHN
Toronto, Ontario, Canada