Could a special bike workout cut heart risks for spinal cord injury patients?
NCT ID NCT07648173
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a new exercise program for people with spinal cord injury. It combines arm cycling with electrical stimulation to the legs, plus high-intensity interval training, after a muscle-strengthening prep phase. The goal is to see if this program improves heart fitness, body fat, muscle mass, and blood markers better than standard range-of-motion exercises. Twelve adults with chronic spinal cord injury will participate.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- hybrid HIIT-FES cycling program with preparatory muscle strengthening
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a practical exercise program to improve heart health, body composition, and metabolism in people with spinal cord injury.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small early study with only 12 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The program is time-intensive and requires special equipment, which may limit real-world use.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 12 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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21 to 70 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * men and women ages 21-70 years * C4-T12 SCI American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale A, B, and C as per International Standards for Neurological Classification of SCI * ≥1 years post-SCI * Participants must be able to perform voluntary arm cycling. Exclusion Criteria: * pressure wounds on buttocks or feet * unhealed bone fractures or history of fragility fractures * uncontrolled cardiovascular disease * uncontrolled Type-2 diabetes * severe osteoporosis (T score below -4) * uncontrolled autonomic dysreflexia * orthopedic or other problems that preclude leg and arm cycling.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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William Carey University
RECRUITINGHattiesburg, Mississippi, 39401, United States
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