NCT02177929

Study About Acting of Adaptive Sport in Musculoskeletal, Cardiovascular System and the Quality of Life of Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury Through Biomedical Instrumentation

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 45 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Universidade do Vale do Paraíba · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 15 Years – 40 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The hypothesis is to the fulfillment of canoeing, handbike and conventional physiotherapy activities the groups could show improvement in muscle strength of the arms, decreased resistance of the lower limbs (spasticity), improved trunk balance and movements of the upper limbs, improves cardiovascular function, bone health, and consequently improve the quality of life.

Conditions

• Adaptive Sport in Spinal Cord Injury

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	adapted canoeing, hadbike and conventional physiotherapy	The subjects adapted canoeing group will practice on the kayak and rowing exercises associating with ball. The individuals in the group will handbike workouts outdoors and surpassing cirucuitos mounted with cones. Individuals in the conventional physiotherapy group will make stretching and strengthening exercises.

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-04-01
• Primary completion: 2014-06-01
• First posted: 2014-06-30
• Last updated: 2014-06-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil