NCT02602639

Functional Electrical Stimulation With Rowing as Exercise After Spinal Cord Injury

Development of a Spinal Cord Injury-specific Exercise-based Capacity

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 6 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Manitoba · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Currently, those with spinal cord injury (SCI) demonstrate increased prevalence of obesity (75%) cardiovascular disease (30 - 50%), type II diabetes (21%) and osteoporosis in the legs (100%) when compared to the general population. It is important to identify the modes and intensities of exercise most likely to generate a reduction in these inactivity-related diseases in this population. Therefore, the main purpose of this pilot research project is to implement and test a form of a spinal cord injury-specific exercise, known as FES rowing (FES: functional electrical stimulation).

Conditions

• Spinal Cord Injury
• Paraplegia
• Tetraplegia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Functional electrical stimulation rowing (Odstock 4 channel neuromuscular stimulator with Concept 2 Rower)	Participants will strengthen their quadriceps and hamstrings using electrical stimulation for up to 12 weeks (using an Odstock 4 channel neuromuscular stimulator). Then participants will use a seated rower (Concept 2 Rower, fitted with a backrest that allows those with spinal cord injury to engage in rowing) in conjunction with the electrical stimulation for 12-24 weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-10-01
• Primary completion: 2021-12-01
• Completion: 2022-09-01
• First posted: 2015-11-11
• Last updated: 2020-06-26

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada