Shoulder Health After Rehab: Home-Based Strength Training for wheelchair users

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This interventional study investigates whether a structured home-based shoulder strengthening program, delivered to manual wheelchair users with spinal cord injury, improves shoulder health and function. Participants begin training either 3 or 12 months after discharge from initial rehabilitation and complete sessions twice weekly for 12 weeks. The study uses serial assessments over 15 months, including questionnaires on daily living and quality of life, physical measurements of shoulder strength and range of motion, and wearable sensors to monitor wheelchair use. The goal is to understand if timing of training influences outcomes related to independence, activity, and shoulder health.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Persons with a paraplegia below T2
* Manual wheelchair user
* Age 18 - 70 years
* At discharge from initial rehabilitation

Exclusion Criteria:

* Trauma or surgery of the shoulder with medical indication for immobilization of more than four weeks
* Constant use of power assistance for the wheelchair
* Any surgical implants that exclude the participant for MRI assessments of the shoulder
* Inability to follow the study instructions, e.g., mental health problems, language problems, dementia, claustrophobia (for MRI) etc.
* Persons with congenital conditions leading to SCI, SCI in the context of palliative care, neurodegenerative disorders, and Guillain-Barré syndrome
* Pregnancy

Where it's running

• Swiss Paraplegic Research
  Nottwil, Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Dr. Ursina Arnet
• Email: ursina.arnet@paraplegie.ch
• Phone: +41419396599

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.