Shoulder Health After Rehabilitation and Performance Training

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Conditions studied: Spinal Cord Injury, Nervous System Diseases, Musculoskeletal Diseases, Injury

In brief

The goal of this study is to investigate the impact of a home-based shoulder strength training on the overall shoulder health in manual wheelchair users, and if the timepoint of such a training makes a difference. The study is focusing on persons with a spinal cord injury in the thoracic or lumbar region of the spine, that have only recently been injured and will soon be discharged from primary rehabilitation. The shoulder training will take place either 3 or 12 months after discharge from primary rehabilitation and will be carried out twice a week for 12 weeks. There are six measurements occurring every three months, which leads to an overall duration of 15 months. The measurements consist of: * Questionnaires about independence in daily life, participation, quality of life and physical activity * Assessment of shoulder strength, range of motion and function * Measurement of the daily wheelchair use during one week via sensors that are fixed to the wheelchair and wrist * one further questionnaire at the end of the measurement week about the occurrence of shoulder pain Additionally, on four of the six measurement timepoints, a magnet resonance image (MRI) of the shoulder will be taken to assess the shoulder status (pathology, muscle volume and quality). Though all these measurements the researchers can additionally assess the load of daily life on the shoulders, and how well this matches the preparation during the primary rehabilitation.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07245706

Run by

Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil

People needed

40

Starts

2026-07-16

Expected to finish

2029-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-07-23

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Persons with a paraplegia below T2
• Manual wheelchair user
• Age 18 - 70 years
• At discharge from initial rehabilitation

You may not qualify if…

• Trauma or surgery of the shoulder with medical indication for immobilization of more than four weeks
• Constant use of power assistance for the wheelchair
• Any surgical implants that exclude the participant for MRI assessments of the shoulder
• Inability to follow the study instructions, e.g., mental health problems, language problems, dementia, claustrophobia (for MRI) etc.
• Persons with congenital conditions leading to SCI, SCI in the context of palliative care, neurodegenerative disorders, and Guillain-Barré syndrome
• Pregnancy

Where it is running

• Swiss Paraplegic Research — Nottwil, Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland (enrolling)

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