Effect of Vibration Exercise on Upper Limb Strength, Function, and Pain

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Conditions studied: Spinal Cord Injuries

In brief

The primary purpose of this study is to explore the benefits of vibration dumbbell resistance training over standard dumbbell resistance training for improving upper limb strength, function and pain among manual wheelchair users with paraplegia.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02998021

Run by

Alicia Koontz

People needed

10

Starts

2017-03-15

Expected to finish

2018-11-20

Last updated by the study team

2019-12-23

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• have a neurological impairment secondary to spinal cord injury (SCI) or disease at T2 or lower
• greater than 6 months post injury
• use a manual wheelchair as primary means of mobility (at least 30 hrs. per week)
• 18 to 65 years of age
• provide signed medical release by primary care physician to engage in a high-intensity resistance training exercise program
• live within 60 minutes driving time (1 hour) from the research center
• able to perform a transfer independently to and from a wheelchair
• have normal range of motion in the upper limbs.

You may not qualify if…

• history of fractures or dislocations in the shoulder, elbow and wrist from which the subject has not fully recovered or joint replacement of any of the joints in the upper extremities
• upper limb pain that interferes with the ability to propel or transfer
• recent hospitalization for any reason (within the past three months)
• pregnant women
• history of coronary artery disease, coronary bypass surgery or other cardio-respiratory events

Where it is running

• University of Pittsburgh — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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