Muscle and Bone Changes After 6 Months of FES Cycling
About this trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the effectiveness of FES cycling in terms of changes morpho-functional characteristics of the leg muscles, training performance and bone trophism in 5 subj...
Included participants
Traumatic
Non-traumatic
What’s involved
Type
Details
Six months of FES-cycling trainings twice a week is performed for each pilot. Each session includes at most 30 minutes of stimulation. At the beginning of training period, a conditioning phase is performed until the pilot reaches pedalling autonomy. This period is also used to define the stimulation parameters (minimum and maximum values of current intensity and pulse width), reference cadence and gear, specific for the ability of each pilot. Then the training period start and is performed indoor, setting the resistance of the smart trainer at 10% for all the participants. The sessions are organized as follows: a 3-minute warmup followed by four sets of 6 minutes of pedalling and a 3-minute cool down.
Potential benefits
Main benefits
Standing/walking/mobility
Additional benefits
Bone health
General health
Pain
Spasticity
Good to know: Potential benefits are defined as outcomes that are being measured during and/or after the trial.
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Learn more- Trial recruitment status
- Ended
- Trial start date
- 9 Sep 2022
- Organisation
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea
- Trial recruitment status
- Ended
- Trial start date
- 9 Sep 2022
- Organisation
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea
About this trial
Included participants
What’s involved
Potential benefits
Wings for Life supports SCITrialsFinder
Wings for Life has proudly initiated, led and funded the new version of the SCI Trials Finder website. Wings for Life aims to find a cure for spinal cord injuries. The not-for-profit foundation funds world-class scientific research and clinical trials around the globe.
Learn more