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UnknownNCT00624988

The Effect of Vibration Therapy on the Bone Density of the Tiba in Patients With Spinal Cord Injury

Status
Unknown
Phase
Phase 1 / Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
10 (estimated)
Sponsor
Logan College of Chiropractic · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

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 neuromuscular junction variability at the motor units of the tibialis anterior muscle after a sequence of lower limb vibration therapy

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
PROCEDUREVibration TherapyTreatment will consist of 10 sessions of 60 seconds each with one minute intervals in between at 50 Hz frequency three times per week for three months.

Timeline

Start date
2008-07-01
Primary completion
2009-02-01
Completion
2009-02-01
First posted
2008-02-28
Last updated
2008-10-17

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: United States

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00624988. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.