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Register: Netherlands Trial Register
Last refreshed on: 28 April 2013
Main ID:  NTR1464
Date of registration: 30/09/2008
Primary sponsor: Roessingh Research and Development b.v.
Public title: Effect of intensive exercise therapy with and without gravity compensation on upper extremity function in subjects with chronic cervical spinal cord injury.
Scientific title: Effect of intensive exercise therapy with and without gravity compensation on upper extremity function in subjects with chronic cervical spinal cord injury. - FzCompSCI
Date of first enrolment: 1/6/2008
Target sample size: 10
Recruitment status: complete
URL:  http://www.trialregister.nl/trialreg/admin/rctview.asp?TC=1464
Study type:  intervention
Study design:  Randomised: Yes; Masking: Single; Control: Active; Group: Crossover; Type: 2 or more arms, randomized  
Countries of recruitment
The Netherlands
Contacts
Name: M.  Jannink
Address:  [default] The Netherlands
Telephone:
Email: m.jannink@rrd.nl
Affiliation: 
Name: M.  Jannink
Address:  [default] The Netherlands
Telephone:
Email: m.jannink@rrd.nl
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age 18 to 65;

2. Stable spinal cord injury with level C5-C7 and with American Spinal cord Injury; Association (ASIA) Impairment Scale A, B and C;

3. At least one year since time of injury;

4. Able to follow an intensive exercise program;

Exclusion criteria: 1. Extreme shoulder pain;

2. Contractures upper extremity and/or spasticity preventing exercise therapy;

3. Cognitive/communicative impairments;


Age minimum:
Age maximum:
Gender:
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Upper extremity, Exercise therapy, Spinal Cord Injury, Cervical, Gravity compensation

Intervention(s)
A mechanical, passive device called Freebal will be used to counteract the influence of gravity on the upper extremity. An intensive exercise therapy program consisting of training of the upper extremity function for 1.5 hours 3 times a week will be applied 4 weeks with and 4 weeks without gravity compensation.
Primary Outcome(s)
- Functional outcome measurements:

* 2 times of the Van Lieshout Task

* 7 items of the Wolf Motor Function Task and the sf-QIF.


- Motor control parameters:

* EMG and movement tracking (Vicon)
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
08.05.6.3
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Ministry of Economic Affairs
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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