Tele-Exercise to Promote Empowered Movement in Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury

Psychosocial/other
General health
Online since 18 November 2025, updated 15 days ago

About this trial

This trial is enrolling 200 participants with chronic spinal cord injury to test the effect of a synchronous (via live instructor) tele-exercise program compared to an asynchronous program (via video library). If included, participants will be randomly assigned to either: (1) a synchronous exercise program with live, instructor-led group sessions over Zoom; or (2) an asynchronous program using pre-recorded videos to complete the same exercises independently. Both groups will follow the same 8-week schedule of 60-minute sessions twice per week. Final testing will be performed after 16 weeks.

Included participants

Gender
All
Age
18 - 75 years
Injury level
C5 - S5
  • Severity (AIS)?
  • Time since injury
    ≥ 12 months
    Healthy volunteers
    No
    C5-S5

    What’s involved

    Type

    Psychosocial/other

    Details

    - Participants will be randomly assigned to either (1) a synchronous exercise program with live, instructor-led group sessions over Zoom, or (2) an asynchronous program using pre-recorded videos to complete the same exercises independently. - Both groups will follow the same 8-week schedule of 60-minute sessions twice per week. - Final testing will be performed after 16 weeks.

    Potential benefits

    Main benefits

    General health

    Additional benefits

    Arm/hand function

    Mental health and psychosocial factors

    Pain

    Good to know: Potential benefits are defined as outcomes that are being measured during and/or after the trial.

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    • Trial recruitment status
    • Recruiting soon
    • Trial start date
    • 1 Dec 2025
    • Organisation
    • Drexel University
    • Trial recruitment status
    • Recruiting soon
    • Trial start date
    • 1 Dec 2025
    • Organisation
    • Drexel University

    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