Evaluation of a Hybrid Prototype Strategy (Electrostimulation of Lower Limb Muscles Associated With Voluntary Strengthening of the Upper Limbs) in Reconditioning to Effort in Patients With Chronic Paraplegia.

Chronic Paraplegia Clinical Trial

Official title: Evaluation of a Hybrid Prototype Strategy (Electrostimulation of Lower Limb Muscles Associated With Voluntary Strengthening of the Upper Limbs) in Reconditioning to Effort in Patients With Chronic Paraplegia.

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

This single-centre study was carried out in collaboration with the Cardiovascular Research Laboratory of Harvard University (Boston, USA). This preliminary study does not include a control group.

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of a hybrid reconditioning programme (electrostimulation of the lower limb muscles associated with voluntary strengthening of the upper limbs) on a specially developed rowing machine in patients presenting stabilized paraplegia of a traumatic origin. This study will bear on the increase in maximal aerobic capacity (VO2max) between the start and end of the 9-month reconditioning programme.

Clinical Trial Description

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Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Chronic Paraplegia
• Paraplegia

• NCT number: NCT02042508
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: February 2, 2016