Cardiovascular Effects of High Intensity Interval Training in Individuals With Paraplegia

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Paraplegia, Spinal, Spinal Cord Trauma

In brief

The study seeks to determine whether high intensity interval training has an effect on cardiovascular parameters in wheelchair users with paraplegia.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04378218

Run by

Mayo Clinic

People needed

10

Starts

2019-12-12

Expected to finish

2021-07-16

Last updated by the study team

2021-08-20

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Spinal cord injury located at or below the seventh thoracic vertebrae
• Manual wheelchair user (primary means of mobility)At least 6 months post-SCI
• At least 18 years of age
• Able to perform a high-intensity exercise program
• Willingness to participate in 16 weeks of an exercise program
• Personal cell phone with the ability to run the Polar Beat application and BlueTooth capabilities

You may not qualify if…

• Spinal cord injury at or above the sixth thoracic vertebrae
• Manual wheelchair is not the primary means of mobility (ex. community ambulators, power wheelchair users)
• Any documented or reported health condition that would be contraindicated to a progressive exercise program (active upper limb musculoskeletal injuries, autonomic instability, unstable cardiopulmonary disease such as unstable angina, COPD, etc., or pregnancy).
• Any illness or condition which, based on the research team's assessment, will compromise with the patient's ability to comply with the protocol, patient safety, or the validity of the data collected during this study.

Where it is running

• Mayo Clinic in Rochester — Rochester, Minnesota, United States

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