Physiological and Psycho-social Variables of People With a Spinal Cord Injury Participating in Competitive Rugby in Wheelchairs
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01696851 |
Recruitment Status
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Withdrawn
(no more interested in this issue)
First Posted
: October 1, 2012
Last Update Posted
: December 29, 2016
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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 |
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Wheelchair Rugby Players With Tetraplegia | Other: tests and questionnaires |
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 |

Group/Cohort | Intervention/treatment |
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wheelchair rugby players with tetraplegia |
Other: tests and questionnaires
lung test, depression and self-efficacy questionnaires and Functional testing.
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other routine sport participants with tetraplegia |
Other: tests and questionnaires
lung test, depression and self-efficacy questionnaires and Functional testing.
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- lung function during rest using a spirometer [ Time Frame: one minute ]
- 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.
- Depression [ Time Frame: 5 minutes ]Beck questionnaire assessing depression
- Self efficacy [ Time Frame: 5 minutes ]Sense of self efficacy questionnaire assessing self efficacy.

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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 |
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.
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.

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01696851
Israel | |
College of Physical Education Wingate | |
Netanya, Israel |
Principal Investigator: | Gabi Zeilig, Dr. | Sheba Medical Center |
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 Key Record Dates |
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 |