Home electrical stimulation and interval training for spinal cord injury
Part of Brain & nervous system, Injuries & trauma clinical trials.
This study tests a home exercise program that combines electrical muscle stimulation with high-intensity interval training. It aims to improve fitness and function for people with spinal cord injury.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have a spinal cord injury at or above the T12 level (mid-back) and it's been more than one year since your injury or condition started.
- You can walk or use a manual wheelchair (not a power wheelchair).
- You can put on and take off the electrode pads yourself, or a family member or caregiver can help.
- Your doctor has given you the ok to do high-intensity interval training (vigorous bursts of exercise).
- You can attend about 8 assessment and 3 education sessions at the Lyndhurst Centre or Rumsey Cardiac Rehab, and do 36 home exercise sessions online.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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