Article

Physical activity in people with long-term spinal cord injury (SCI) is
important to stay fit and healthy. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the
effects of hybrid cycle training (hand cycling in combination with functional
electrical stimulation-induced leg cycling) on fitness, physical activity and
health among a group of inactive people with long-term SCI. METHOD: This study
will be a 16-week multicenter randomized controlled trial (RCT) with a 26-week
follow-up. Forty inactive people, aged 28-65 years, with paraplegia or
tetraplegia for at least 10 years, will be randomly assigned to either an
experimental group (hybrid cycle group) or control group (hand cycle group).
During 16 weeks, both groups will train twice a week 30 minutes at an intensity
of 65-75% of their heart rate reserve. The primary outcome measure is fitness.
Secondary outcome measures are physical activity and health-related parameters.
The primary and secondary outcome measures will be assessed just before the
training program (T1), after 8 weeks of training (T2), directly after (T3), and
26 weeks after the training program (T4). CONCLUSION: The results of this RCT may
provide future implications for exercise prescription that preserve long-term
functioning in people with SCI.

Langue : ANGLAIS