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Administrative data

NCT number NCT01395472
Other study ID # TBI-1858/09
Secondary ID
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
First received July 13, 2011
Last updated July 27, 2011
Start date January 2010
Est. completion date February 2012

Study information

Verified date April 2011
Source Federal University of São Paulo
Contact Patricia Rzezak, PhD
Phone (5511)5572-0177
Email patriciarzezak@gmail.com
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority Brazil: Ethics Committee
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this study is to determine the effects of an acute session of physical exercise on cognitive functioning and humor of traumatic brain injury patients and to investigate whether different cognitive responses can be achieved with different intensities of exercise (moderate and vigorous).

The investigators hypothesize that while moderate intensity physical exercise may be beneficial to cognitive functioning, vigorous intensity may be detrimental to TBI patients, as physical fatigue may impair alertness and other higher cognitive functions.


Description:

It is well known the benefits of physical exercise to cognitive functioning, which have been demonstrated in animal studies and in those with healthy humans or with individuals with some type of pathology. Nevertheless, there are few studies investigating the effects of acute physical exercise on cognitive functions of people with traumatic brain injury, even though they frequently have impairments in several cognitive domains due to their brain damage.

The effect of two intensities of physical exercise (moderate and exhaustive) in attention, processing speed, memory, executive control and decision making will be investigated in patients with TBI. For that matter, their performance will be compared to non-brain injured subjects submitted to the same protocol and to TBI patients submitted to a stretching session.

Each subject will be submitted to a neuropsychological evaluation before and after the physical exercise in order to determine if there is an improvement in cognitive performance post-exercise.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Recruiting
Enrollment 36
Est. completion date February 2012
Est. primary completion date October 2011
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender Male
Age group 18 Years to 55 Years
Eligibility Patients with TBI eligible for participation in this research study must meet the following inclusion criteria:

Inclusion Criteria:

- diagnose of moderate to severe TBI

- be at least six-months post-injury

- have a neurologist that allowed to enroll into the study

- be able to take part in a cycloergometer-protocol, attested by the laboratory (CEPE) physician

- brain injury must have occurred in adult life

- provided written informed consent for participation

Exclusion Criteria:

Study Design

Allocation: Non-Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment


Intervention

Behavioral:
Acute Physical Exercise
Patients and healthy volunteers will be submitted to a protocol of progressive maximal exercise until voluntary exhaustion and one weak later to 30 minutes of physical exercise in ventilatory threshold I, both in the same cycloergometer.
Stretching protocol
TBI patients will be submitted to 30 minutes of stretching exercises composed of 15 exercises that prioritize back, legs and hip.

Locations

Country Name City State
Brazil Centro de Estudos em Psicobiologia e Exercício/AFIP Sao Paulo SP

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Federal University of São Paulo

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Brazil, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Neuropsychological evaluation Neuropsychological evaluation will be held immediately before the execution of physical exercise (maximal, 30 minutes in ventilatory threshold I or stretching exercise) and immediately after the conclusion of exercise. 1 Day No
Secondary Mood, fatigue and impulsivity questionnaires Mood, fatigue and impulsivity questionnaires will be held immediately before the execution of physical exercise (maximal, 30 minutes in ventilatory threshold I or stretching exercise) and immediately after the conclusion of exercise 1 day No
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