Home workouts show promise for spinal cord injury patients
NCT ID NCT03925077
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested two 8-week home exercise programs for 96 adults with spinal cord injury. One program used movement to music, the other standard exercises. Researchers measured physical activity levels and pain to see which approach worked better.
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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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96 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2021
- Finished
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Mar 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 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Diagnosed with a SCI resulting in incomplete or complete (C5 and below) paraplegia or tetraplegia; 2. Demonstrate readiness to physical activity by completing the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire for Everyone (PAR-Q+); 3. Obtain medical clearance if required by PAR-Q+; 4. Converse in and read English. Exclusion Criteria: 1. No broadband internet access; 2. Significant visual impairment that prevents seeing a computer screen to follow a home exercise program; 3. Currently pregnant.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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RecTech Center
Birmingham, Alabama, 35209, United States
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