High Intensity Interval Training in Acute Spinal Cord Injury_v1
Research type
Research Study
Full title
A Feasibility Study of High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) to Reduce Cardiometabolic Disease Risks in Individuals with Acute Spinal Cord Injury
IRAS ID
283367
Contact name
James Bilzon
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Bath
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
Duration of Study in the UK
2 years, 3 months, 1 days
Research summary
People with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) experience difficulty in doing exercise which can lead to serious health problems such as diabetes or heart disease. This research tests a new exercise programme that can be started in hospital by people who have recently suffered an SCI. We also want to provide the right skills so people can carry on their exercises when they are back at home.The NHS does not offer a clear way to exercise for these patients, so many people struggle to keep fit and control their weight. This can affect their quality of life, and result in health problems that can be very costly for the NHS.\n\nThis research involves short intense exercise training to give a safe but challenging workout, three times a week for 18 weeks using an arm cycle. The project will discover if patients are willing to sign up to the study whilst in hospital, to find out if the exercise is manageable, and to discover if people are happy to keep up the exercise when they go home. We will also ask the NHS physiotherapy and occupational therapy staff about their views on the new programme and how it is delivered.\n\nForty patients with SCI will be recruited from the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre, Salisbury District Hospital and will be chosen at random to either take part in the exercise group or to continue usual standard care. Patients will be asked to fill in questionnaires and have physical tests on health and fitness at the beginning, middle and end of the study. A small sample of patients, physiotherapists and occupational therapists will be interviewed at the beginning and end of the project to find out more about their experiences with the new exercise training during the research.\n\n
REC name
North West - Liverpool Central Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
21/NW/0029
Date of REC Opinion
4 Mar 2021
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion