The Effect of Continuous Passive Motion Training on Neuromuscular Adaptation

Spinal Cord Injury(SCI) Clinical Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01988142
• Other study ID #: 95-0973B
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: November 7, 2013
• Last updated: November 19, 2013
• Start date: August 2006
• Est. completion date: July 2008

Study information

• Verified date: November 2013
• Source: Chang Gung University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Taiwan: Department of Health
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

After spinal cord injury (SCI), the muscular property altered due to the immobilization adaptation. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of remobilization with continuous passive exercise on the adapted paralyzed muscle properties after SCI.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 7
• Est. completion date: July 2008
• Est. primary completion date: July 2008
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 20 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Clinical diagnosis of chronic spinal cord injury

Study Design

Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Spinal Cord Injuries
• Spinal Cord Injury(SCI)

Intervention

Procedure:
• Ankle continuous passive motion machine.
A rehabilitation program of machine driven passive stretch.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Taiwan	Chang Gung University	Taoyuan

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Chang Gung University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Taiwan, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Muscle tone tests	Measure of changes in Hypertonia measured by Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) and Patient Reported Impact of Spasticity Measure (PPSIM).	Baseline, 1, 2,3, and 4 months.	No
Primary	Fatigue index of muscle	Measure of changes in Fatigue index of soleus and tibialis anterior (TA) muscles.	Baseline, 1, 2,3, and 4 months.	No