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Behavioral Intervention

High Intensity Interval Exercise Training Group for Spinal Cord Injury (SCI-FIT Trial)

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Kaci Handlery, DPT
Research Sponsored by Arkansas Colleges of Health Education
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 3 months (intervention midpoint), 6 months (immediately post intervention completion)
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SCI-FIT Trial Summary

This trial provides free, adaptable exercise classes for people with spinal cord injury and their care partners, twice weekly.

Eligible Conditions
  • Spinal Cord Injury

SCI-FIT Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~3 months (intervention midpoint), 6 months (immediately post intervention completion)
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 3 months (intervention midpoint), 6 months (immediately post intervention completion) for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Participant Attendance
Secondary outcome measures
Change in 6 Minute Walk Test at 6 months
Change in 6-Minute Arm Test (6-MAT) at 6 Months
Change in Five Times Sit to Stand Test at 6 Months
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SCI-FIT Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Exercise GroupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
In this single group design, all participants will be provided with 6 months of twice weekly supervised group exercise.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
High Intensity Interval Exercise Training Group
2022
N/A
~30

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Arkansas Colleges of Health EducationLead Sponsor
6 Previous Clinical Trials
1,213 Total Patients Enrolled
Kaci Handlery, DPTPrincipal InvestigatorArkansas Colleges of Health Education

Frequently Asked Questions

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Recent research and studies
The Journal of Spinal Cord MedicineJournal
Benefits of an Exercise Wellness Program After Spinal Cord Injury
Crane, Deborah A., Jeanne M. Hoffman, and Maria R. Reyes. 2015. “Benefits of an Exercise Wellness Program After Spinal Cord Injury”. The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine. Informa UK Limited. doi:10.1179/2045772315y.0000000038.
Clinical RehabilitationJournal
The Effects of a Home-based Arm Ergometry Exercise Programme on Physical Fitness, Fatigue and Activity in Polio Survivors: A Randomised Controlled Trial
Murray, D, O Hardiman, A Campion, R Vance, F Horgan, and D Meldrum. 2016. “The Effects of a Home-based Arm Ergometry Exercise Programme on Physical Fitness, Fatigue and Activity in Polio Survivors: A Randomised Controlled Trial”. Clinical Rehabilitation. SAGE Publications. doi:10.1177/0269215516661225.
Archives of Physical Medicine and RehabilitationJournal
Reliability and Validity of the Six-minute Arm Test for the Evaluation of Cardiovascular Fitness in People with Spinal Cord Injury
Hol, Adrienne T., Janice J. Eng, William C. Miller, Shannon Sproule, and Andrei V. Krassioukov. 2007. “Reliability and Validity of the Six-minute Arm Test for the Evaluation of Cardiovascular Fitness in People with Spinal Cord Injury”. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Elsevier BV. doi:10.1016/j.apmr.2006.12.044.
Spinal CordJournal
Long-term Exercise Training in Persons with Spinal Cord Injury: Effects on Strength, Arm Ergometry Performance and Psychological Well-being
Hicks, A L, K A Martin, D S Ditor, A E Latimer, C Craven, J Bugaresti, and N McCartney. 2002. “Long-term Exercise Training in Persons with Spinal Cord Injury: Effects on Strength, Arm Ergometry Performance and Psychological Well-being”. Spinal Cord. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. doi:10.1038/sj.sc.3101389.
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