Shoulder Health After Rehabilitation and Performance Training
About this trial
This trial is enrolling 40 participants with spinal cord injury who are manual wheelchair users recently discharged from primary rehabilitation to test the effect of individualized, home-based shoulder strength training on shoulder pain. If included, participants will be randomly assigned to a 12-week strength training program (twice weekly) starting either 3 months or 12 months after discharge from primary rehabilitation. Final testing of shoulder pain will be performed after 15 months.
Included participants
What’s involved
Type
Details
- Participants will be randomly assigned to a 12-week strength training program (twice weekly) starting either 3 months (early intervention) or 12 months (late intervention) after discharge from primary rehabilitation. - Final testing of shoulder pain will be performed after 15 months.
Potential benefits
Main benefits
Pain
Additional benefits
Arm/hand function
Bladder health/function
Bowel health
General health
Mental health and psychosocial factors
Standing/walking/mobility
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
- Recruiting soon
- Trial start date
- 1 Dec 2025
- Organisation
- Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil
- Trial recruitment status
- Recruiting soon
- Trial start date
- 1 Dec 2025
- Organisation
- Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil
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