Clinical trial NCT06391658: Functional Training Improves the Functional Capacity and Physical Fitness of People Whit Spinal Cord Injury
Official title: Eight Weeks of Functional Training Improves the Functional Capacity and Physical Fitness of People Whit Spinal Cord Injury After Social Distancing Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Physical Exercise
Disability Physical
Keywords: Rehabilitation
Spinal Cord Injury
Physical Disability
Physical Training.COVID-19
Lead sponsor: Centro Universitário Augusto Motta
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-04-30
Enrollment: 14
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 70
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: OTHER

Brief summary: The aim of this study is to understand the effect of adapted functional training on the physical fitness, functionality and quality of life of individuals with SCI after social distancing due to COVID-19. The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are:

* Are the participants of the functional training program adapted for people with spinal cord injury show better results in functional capacity in post-test evaluations training period, when compared to your results in the functional training pré-period?
* Is adapted functional training capable of improving cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular strength and body composition?
* Can the perception of quality of life be influenced by functional training?

Participants will be evaluated through questionnaires and field tests, such as:

* Functional Capacity (battery of motor tests related to functional independence and Motor Assessment Scale),
* Physical fitness (handgrip test; medicine ball throw; Illinois agility and 12-minute displacement) and Quality of Life (WHOQOL-DIS).

Detailed description: The spinal cord is an important component of the central nervous system, whose function is to transmit motor nerve impulses from the brain to other parts of the body, and to transmit sensory impulses from other systems of the body to the brain. Among adults living with SCI, studies show that participation in physical exercise programs, such as functional training, is associated with numerous health-related benefits, including improvements in cardiorespiratory fitness, energy production, and muscle strength, reduced the risk of cardiometabolic diseases and osteoporosis, in addition to psychosocial and quality of life benefits. However, high rates of physical inactivity among people with SCI are still a reality and, therefore, a cause for medical and health concern. In the recent scenario, measures to prevent and contain COVID-19 further contributed to the increase in sedentary time and behavior among individuals with spinal cord injury. Considering that TF aims to enhance specific actions in activities of daily living, the hypothesis of the cohort study is that a positive effect will be observed on functional capacity, on elements of physical fitness of these individuals and on quality of life after 8 weeks of training functional. Participants will be recruited by convenience and will undergo assessments of body composition, functional capacity, physical fitness and quality of life pre and post eight weeks of functional training, three times a week.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Men and women;
* Aged 18 or over
* Have had Spinal Cord Injury for at least two years
* Wheelchair users

Exclusion Criteria:

* Individuals who had clinical or physical conditions that prevented them from carrying out the proposed tests

Primary outcomes:
measure: Functional capacity with Battery of Motor Tests related to Functional Independence
timeFrame: Eigth weeks
measure: Functional capacity with Motor Assessment Scale
timeFrame: Eigth weeks
measure: Isometric handgrip strength
timeFrame: Eigth weeks
measure: Upper limb power
timeFrame: Eigth weeks
measure: Agility
timeFrame: Eigth weeks
measure: Aerobic capacity
timeFrame: Eigth weeks
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Arm muscle circumference
timeFrame: Eigth weeks
measure: Perceived quality of life
timeFrame: Eigth weeks
Other outcomes:
measure: Total body mass
timeFrame: Eigth weeks
measure: Height
timeFrame: Eigth weeks
measure: Body perimeters
timeFrame: Eigth weeks
measure: Triceps skinfold
timeFrame: Eigth weeks
measure: Maximum oxygen consumption
timeFrame: Eigth weeks
Locations:
city: Rio De Janeiro
country: Brazil
facility: Centro Universitário Augusto Motta
Study officials:
affiliation: Centro Universitário Augusto Motta
name: Larissa Barranco
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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