Tailored exercise shows promise for spinal cord injury recovery
NCT ID NCT06259227
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether personalized fitness training could improve heart and lung fitness in people with incomplete spinal cord injury during early rehabilitation. Nineteen participants were assigned to either personalized training sessions or usual care for six weeks. The study was terminated early, so results are limited.
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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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19 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Finished
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Aug 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Diagnosis of incomplete spinal cord injury based on a stable cause (e.g. traumatic) * Spinal cord injury classification C or D on the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) impairment scale * During this study in the subacute phase (\< 6 months post injury) * Hospitalized in the Sint Maartenskliniek for a primary, inpatient rehabilitation program * Older than 18 years of age * Able to understand and perform study related procedures * Capable to sit at least 3 times a day for 2 hours (prerequisites to start the active rehabilitation program) * The ability to use an arm ergometer Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to give informed consent * Language barrier * Participating in another interventional study targeting cardiorespiratory fitness * Have contraindications to perform exercise during the rehabilitation program
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sint Maartenskliniek
Ubbergen, 6574 NA, Netherlands
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