Physiological and Psycho-social Variables of People With a Spinal Cord Injury Participating in Competitive Rugby in Wheelchairs

Study Description

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Brief Summary:

People with Spinal cord injury with tetraplegia suffer from respiratory problem due to weakness of the muscles and because the autonomic system dysfunction.

Exercise is one way of preserving and improving physical fitness and directly and indirectly reduce risk factors such as insulin resistance, weight loss and low values of HDL. subjects with spinal cord injury with tetraplegia have limited options for exercise: table tennis, gym, pool and more. Because of the nature of the injury which includes the sympathetic failure, they can not easily get the desired pulse to improve physical fitness.

Wheelchair rugby in Canada was developed specifically for people with tetraplegia who could not participate in wheelchair basketball. The game combines short, quick races with different aerobic capabilities. Previous studies have shown that participants in wheelchair rugby Improve anaerobic power, oxygen consumption, physical fitness and daily functioning. Wheelchair rugby improves self-confidence and as a result it affects other areas of life. Another study examined sense of self-efficacy, saw improvement in this index for rugby players in a wheelchair at high levels.

In the present study the investigators aim to examine whether regular participation in wheelchair Rugby for a season has more impact than other routine exercise (table tennis, gym, swimming).

Condition or disease	Intervention/treatment
Wheelchair Rugby Players With Tetraplegia	Other: tests and questionnaires

Study Design

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Study Type :	Observational
Actual Enrollment :	0 participants
Observational Model:	Case Control
Time Perspective:	Prospective
Official Title:	Physiological and Psycho-social Variables of People With a Spinal Cord Injury
Study Start Date :	September 2012
Estimated Primary Completion Date :	September 2013

Groups and Cohorts

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Group/Cohort	Intervention/treatment
wheelchair rugby players with tetraplegia	Other: tests and questionnaires; lung test, depression and self-efficacy questionnaires and Functional testing.
other routine sport participants with tetraplegia	Other: tests and questionnaires; lung test, depression and self-efficacy questionnaires and Functional testing.

Outcome Measures

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Primary Outcome Measures :

1. lung function during rest using a spirometer [ Time Frame: one minute ]
2. Functional testing [ Time Frame: 5 minutes ]
   getting on a 6 meters long ramp adapted to the ability of people with tetraplegia (this takes up to 30 seconds). And opening and closing a sliding door.
3. Depression [ Time Frame: 5 minutes ]
   Beck questionnaire assessing depression
4. Self efficacy [ Time Frame: 5 minutes ]
   Sense of self efficacy questionnaire assessing self efficacy.

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Senior)
Sexes Eligible for Study:	All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes
Sampling Method:	Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Wheelchair rugby players with SCI with four limbs paralyzed playing and practicing regularly. Season lasts about six months.

Belonging to this group are training and playing regularly twice a week about 3 hours at a time, total of 6 hours per week under the supervision of two coaches who attend every practice and game.

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• subjects with tetraplegia who play wheelchair rugby

Exclusion Criteria:

• suffering from a medical condition that prevents from performing the tests required by the study protocol.

Contacts and Locations

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Locations

Israel
College of Physical Education Wingate
Netanya, Israel

Sponsors and Collaborators

Sheba Medical Center

Investigators

Principal Investigator:	Gabi Zeilig, Dr.	Sheba Medical Center

More Information

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Responsible Party:	Sheba Medical Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT01696851 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	SHEBA-10-8276-GZ-CTIL
First Posted:	October 1, 2012
Last Update Posted:	December 29, 2016
Last Verified:	December 2016

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Spinal Cord Injuries; Quadriplegia; Spinal Cord Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases	Trauma, Nervous System; Wounds and Injuries; Paralysis; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms