Community-Based Exercise Programs Post Spinal Cord Injury Hospitalization: A Pilot Study for a Randomized, Multicenter, Double-Blind Controlled Setting
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods and Materials
2.1. Research Framework
2.2. Participants
2.3. Blinding and Randomization
2.4. Procedure
2.5. Intervention Program
2.6. Measurements
2.6.1. Muscular Strength and Function
2.6.2. Cardiopulmonary Endurance
2.6.3. Functional Capacity
2.6.4. Physical Composition
2.7. Participant Timeline
2.8. Procedures for Data Collection
2.9. Data Analysis
3. Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Warm-Up/Cool-Down | Resistance–Upper Extremities | Resistance–Trunk | Aerobic | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aerobic | Flexibility | |||
Freewheeling | Static stretching Dynamic stretching | Upper Body Shoulder Press Lateral raise Front raise Bent-over lateral raise Chest Press Chest fly Lat pulldown Bent-over row Back row Biceps Curl Triceps Extension Triceps kickback | Overhead side bend Overhead twist Overhead bend Seated forward press Seated twist Bend and twist Side bend Back extension Seated cat camel Deadlift | Seated Walking on the spot without moving forward Shuttle run |
Medical Part | Age | Years |
Gender | Male or female | |
American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) level | A, B, C, D, E | |
Hypertension, anemia, dyspnea or asthma, orthostatic hypotension, diabetes, medications for heart disease, coronary stent, epilepsy, medications for anticoagulants, medications for depression, rigidity, autonomic dysreflexia, bladder management, bowel care, pressure ulcer, acute low back pain within 4 weeks, joint pain, medications for osteoporosis, hip or femur fractures | Yes or no | |
Anthropometric Part | Blood pressure | mmHg |
Height | cm | |
Weight | kg | |
Body mass index | Underweight/normal weight/overweight | |
Days of discharge from the hospital | Number of days |
Study Period | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Enrollment | Allocation | Post-Allocation | Closeout | |
Timepoint, baseline | t | 0 | T16 | tx |
Enrollment | ||||
Eligibility screening | X | |||
Informed consent | X | |||
(Participant) Self-report questionnaires | X | |||
(Clinicians) Confirm participants’ self-report questionnaires and medical history and write doctor’s notes | X | |||
Allocation | X | |||
Assessments | ||||
Baseline variables | X | |||
Post-intervention variables | X | X | ||
Intervention | ||||
Experimental group | X | X |
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Kang, D.; Park, J. Community-Based Exercise Programs Post Spinal Cord Injury Hospitalization: A Pilot Study for a Randomized, Multicenter, Double-Blind Controlled Setting. Life 2024, 14, 1135. https://doi.org/10.3390/life14091135
Kang D, Park J. Community-Based Exercise Programs Post Spinal Cord Injury Hospitalization: A Pilot Study for a Randomized, Multicenter, Double-Blind Controlled Setting. Life. 2024; 14(9):1135. https://doi.org/10.3390/life14091135
Chicago/Turabian StyleKang, Dongheon, and Jiyoung Park. 2024. "Community-Based Exercise Programs Post Spinal Cord Injury Hospitalization: A Pilot Study for a Randomized, Multicenter, Double-Blind Controlled Setting" Life 14, no. 9: 1135. https://doi.org/10.3390/life14091135