Physiological and Psycho-social Variables of People With a Spinal Cord Injury Participating in Competitive Rugby in Wheelchairs

Physiological and Psycho-social Variables of People With a Spinal Cord Injury

People with Spinal cord injury with tetraplegia suffer from respiratory problem due to weakness of the muscles and because the autonomic system dysfunction.

Exercise is one way of preserving and improving physical fitness and directly and indirectly reduce risk factors such as insulin resistance, weight loss and low values of HDL. subjects with spinal cord injury with tetraplegia have limited options for exercise: table tennis, gym, pool and more. Because of the nature of the injury which includes the sympathetic failure, they can not easily get the desired pulse to improve physical fitness.

Wheelchair rugby in Canada was developed specifically for people with tetraplegia who could not participate in wheelchair basketball. The game combines short, quick races with different aerobic capabilities. Previous studies have shown that participants in wheelchair rugby Improve anaerobic power, oxygen consumption, physical fitness and daily functioning. Wheelchair rugby improves self-confidence and as a result it affects other areas of life. Another study examined sense of self-efficacy, saw improvement in this index for rugby players in a wheelchair at high levels.

In the present study the investigators aim to examine whether regular participation in wheelchair Rugby for a season has more impact than other routine exercise (table tennis, gym, swimming).

Study Overview

• Status: Withdrawn
• Conditions: Wheelchair Rugby Players With Tetraplegia
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: tests and questionnaires

• Study Type: Observational

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Israel
  • Netanya, Israel
    • College of Physical Education Wingate

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 75 years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Wheelchair rugby players with SCI with four limbs paralyzed playing and practicing regularly. Season lasts about six months.

Belonging to this group are training and playing regularly twice a week about 3 hours at a time, total of 6 hours per week under the supervision of two coaches who attend every practice and game.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• subjects with tetraplegia who play wheelchair rugby

Exclusion Criteria:

• suffering from a medical condition that prevents from performing the tests required by the study protocol.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

2

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
wheelchair rugby players with tetraplegia	Other: tests and questionnaires; lung test, depression and self-efficacy questionnaires and Functional testing.
other routine sport participants with tetraplegia	Other: tests and questionnaires; lung test, depression and self-efficacy questionnaires and Functional testing.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
lung function during rest using a spirometer		one minute
Functional testing	getting on a 6 meters long ramp adapted to the ability of people with tetraplegia (this takes up to 30 seconds). And opening and closing a sliding door.	5 minutes
Depression	Beck questionnaire assessing depression	5 minutes
Self efficacy	Sense of self efficacy questionnaire assessing self efficacy.	5 minutes

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Sheba Medical Center
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Gabi Zeilig, Dr., Sheba Medical Center

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: September 1, 2012
• Primary Completion (ANTICIPATED): September 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: September 10, 2012
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 27, 2012
• First Posted (ESTIMATE): October 1, 2012

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE): December 29, 2016
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 28, 2016
• Last Verified: December 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Neurologic Manifestations; Wounds and Injuries; Trauma, Nervous System; Spinal Cord Diseases; Paralysis; Spinal Cord Injuries; Quadriplegia
• Other Study ID Numbers: SHEBA-10-8276-GZ-CTIL