FES-Rowing: Preventing the Secondary Conditions of Paralysis Through Vigorous Exercise

Completed

Conditions studied: Paralysis, Legs

In brief

Over the past ten years, the Cardiovascular Research Laboratory at Spaulding has refined a unique form of exercise for those with spinal cord injuries (SCI). Functional Electrical Stimulation Row Training (FESRT) couples volitional arm and electrically controlled leg exercise, resulting in the benefits of large muscle mass exercise. Despite the success of the FES-rowing Program at Spaulding, FES-rowing systems have not yet evolved beyond research prototypes, and ours is the only program in the US where FES-rowing is available. A new design is critically needed to enable people with paralysis to participate in FES rowing in their own homes, which we believe will maximize both the health and commercial impacts of FES-rowing.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05144113

Run by

Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital

People needed

20

Starts

2021-03-16

Expected to finish

2022-08-22

Last updated by the study team

2024-07-08

Who can join

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

You may not qualify if…

• Under 18 years of age
• no lower-limb paralysis
• People who do not use a wheelchair as their primary means of mobility

Where it is running

• Spaulding Hospital Cambridge — Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

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