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Oxygen + Strength Training for Spinal Cord Injury
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This trial will test if a combination of short bouts of low oxygen air and respiratory strength training improves breathing function more than either approach alone in people with chronic spinal cord injuries.
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- You have had a spinal cord injury for at least 1 year at or below the chest level.It seems like the criterion might be incomplete. Could you please provide more information or clarify the context?You have been diagnosed with another neurological condition like multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, stroke, or brain injury.You have unstable or uncontrolled heart, lung, or bone conditions.You have very severe nerve pain.You have severe and frequent episodes of autonomic dysreflexia.You have had a spinal cord injury for at least a year, and it affects your ability to feel or move below a certain level.You have had a severe spinal cord injury for at least a year, and you have no feeling or movement below a certain level in your spine.You have a spinal cord injury that is not getting worse over time.You have more than 20% lower breathing strength than what is considered normal.You have had a seizure within the past year.You have had a complete spinal cord injury at or below the middle of your neck or upper back for at least one year.You have some feeling or movement below the injury in your spinal cord, or your injury is classified as B, C, or D according to specific guidelines.
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Does this clinical experiment include geriatric participants?
"Requirements to be eligible for participation in this study specify that all patients must be between the ages of 18 and 70. Conversely, there are 37 separate studies specifically targeting below-age-18 participants, while 310 trials focus on those over 65."
Is there a possibility for me to participate in this research experiment?
"This clinical trial is seeking 53 individuals between ages 18 and 70 with a spinal cord injury that meets the following standards: complete SCI (as indicated by absence of motor/sensory function below the level of injury or A classification), non-progressive etiology, >20% impairment in maximal inspiratory/expiratory pressure relative to established normative values, chronic incomplete SCI for ≥1 year at C-1 to T-12 levels, and incomplete SCI based on residual sensory/motor ability below the level of injury or B through D classifications according to American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Classification."
How many participants are included in the scope of this medical experiment?
"Yes, clinicaltrials.gov reflects that this medical trial is actively seeking volunteers to enroll. The project launched on August 15th 2020 and has been updated as recently as August 5th 2022; currently, it's recruiting for 53 participants at a single site."
Are there still opportunities to participate in this investigation?
"According to the records on clinicaltrials.gov, this medical experiment is currently seeking volunteers for participation. This trial was announced on August 15th 2020 and has been amended as recently as August 5th 2022."
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