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Dr Shinyi Chiou
+44 (0)121 414 5315
s.chiou@bham.ac.uk


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Combined arm cycling and standard exercise training for improving trunk function after spinal cord injury

Not Recruiting

Open to: All Genders

Age: Adult

Birmingham Oswestry Aylesbury

Medical Conditions

Stable, lower cervical or upper thoracic, incomplete spinal cord injury

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Core control is essential for carrying out activities of daily living but is very often impaired after a spinal cord injury, hindering functional recovery. This project aims to study the effectiveness of combined arm cycling and standard exercise training in improving trunk function in individuals with a spinal cord injury. It is hoped that the arm cycling exercise will enhance the effectiveness of standard exercise training at improving trunk function in individuals with spinal cord injury.

Start dates may differ between countries and research sites. The research team are responsible for keeping the information up-to-date.  

The recruitment start and end dates are as follows:

01 Jul 2021 31 Dec 2023

All participants will undertake exercise training for improving trunk control three times a week for 8 weeks. Of these, half of them will undertake an additional arm cycling exercise at home, and the other half will undertake static sitting exercise at home. Neural and functional assessments will be performed at the beginning and after 4 and 8 weeks. A follow-up assessment will be carried out at 8 weeks after completing the intervention.


Adults (aged 18 years and above) with a stable, chronic cervical or thoracic, incomplete spinal cord injury are eligible to participate in the study. Additional inclusion criteria are to be able to voluntarily pedal the arm bike and to have some residual trunk control.

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Participants will be excluded if they meet the criteria for exclusion for the use of TMS (Rossi et al., 2011):1. Metal implants, cardiac pacemaker, history of epilepsy or fits, previous brain injury, neurosurgery of the brain, neurological disorders other than spinal cord injury, psychological disorders, actively taking antidepressant or other neuromodulatory drugs2. Participants are pregnant or breastfeeding3. Participants are under the age of 18


Below are the locations for where you can take part in the trial. Please note that not all sites may be open.

  • University of Birmingham
    Edgbaston
    Birmingham
    B15 2TT
  • Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
    Midland Centre for Spinal Injuries The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHSFT
    Oswestry
    SY10 7AG
  • The National Spinal Injuries Centre
    NSIC, Stoke Mandeville Hospital Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
    Aylesbury
    HP21 8AL

Participants will benefit from the arm cycling exercise and rehabilitation training by directly exercising muscles of the arms and the core, thereby improving mobility and strength. Participants may experience muscle soreness of the arms and shoulders as a result of 30 minutes of arm cycling. However, the muscle soreness should last no longer than 3 days and can be eased by gentle stretching of the muscles. Some participants may experience a mild headache after the neural assessment. Taking a painkiller before the assessment or resting after the assessment usually can release the headache effectively.

Dr Shinyi Chiou
+44 (0)121 414 5315
s.chiou@bham.ac.uk



More information about this study, what is involved and how to take part can be found on the study website.


The study is sponsored by University of Birmingham and funded by Inspire Foundation.



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