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Behavioural Intervention
Respiratory training for Spinal Cord Injury
N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Alexander Ovechkin, PhD
Research Sponsored by University of Louisville
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up before and after 20 rmt sessions
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Study Summary
This trial will test whether or not improving respiratory motor function can help improve blood pressure regulation for people with chronic SCI.
Eligible Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injury
Timeline
Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~ before and after 20 rmt sessions
Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~before and after 20 rmt sessions
Treatment Details
Study Objectives
Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.Primary outcome measures
Pulmonary function test
Secondary outcome measures
Blood pressure change measurement
Maximum airway pressure
Other outcome measures
Cardiac ultrasound
Trial Design
2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Respiratory trainingExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Subjects will be seated in own wheelchair with head-up tilt. Assembled together, a threshold Positive Expiratory Pressure Device (Respironics, Inc.) & an Inspiratory Muscle Trainer (IMT, Respironics Inc.) with mouthpiece will be used. Subjects will perform maximal inspiratory and expiratory efforts against a pressure load. Participants will be asked to train 45 minutes per day, 5 days per week, for 4 weeks. The training will be initiated with a load equal to 20% of their individual PImax and PEmax with progressive increases as tolerated up to 40% of their baseline PImax or PEmax.
Group II: No respiratory trainingActive Control1 Intervention
Participants will not participate in the respiratory muscle training.
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Who is running the clinical trial?
The Craig H. Neilsen FoundationOTHER
55 Previous Clinical Trials
2,934 Total Patients Enrolled
University of LouisvilleLead Sponsor
339 Previous Clinical Trials
76,679 Total Patients Enrolled
Alexander Ovechkin, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Louisville
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Are there still opportunities for enrollment in this research trial?
"Per the information hosted on clinicaltrials.gov, this study is no longer actively recruiting participants. Its initial posting was June 1st 2011 and its last update occurred March 1st 2022. Though not looking for new contesters at present, 1002 other trials are currently accepting enrollees."
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