Perceived Barriers to Exercise in Individuals Living With Spinal Cord Injury
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Purpose
Purpose: This project is designed to identify what the key barriers to participating in exercise are for the general population of people living with spinal cord injury (SCI) in the United States (US).
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Spinal Cord Injury |
| Study Type: | Observational |
| Study Design: | Observational Model: Case-Only Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional |
| Official Title: | Perceived Barriers to Exercise in Individuals Living With Spinal Cord Injury. |
| Estimated Enrollment: | 1000 |
| Study Start Date: | August 2008 |
| Study Completion Date: | September 2010 |
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Spinal Cord Injury
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Detailed Description:
Purpose: This project is designed to identify what the key barriers to participating in exercise are for the general population of people living with spinal cord injury (SCI) in the United States (US).
Background: A previous study of 681 people living with SCI demonstrated that the majority of participants thought that exercise was important (97%), but that only 57% actually had access to exercise (K.D. Anderson. 2004. Targeting recovery: Priorities of the spinal cord injured population. J. Neurotrauma. 21:1371-1383). The next step in continuing that research is to determine in more detail what the perceived barriers to exercise are so that they can be addressed in multiple settings (research design of exercise protocols, community access and awareness, clinical effectiveness, etc.).
Methods: Internet-based survey of people with spinal cord injuries (SCI). Expected Results: It is expected that the perceived barriers will fall under 3 main categories (internal, resources, and structural). However, there may be other barriers we are unaware of, for example, societal or cultural factors or other factors completely unforeseen.
Relevance to Rehabilitation: The findings of this project will provide valuable information needed to design strategies aimed at improving participation in exercise by people living with SCI. SCI results in several secondary health conditions over time, which can likely be positively impacted by exercise.
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
| Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Any person with a spinal cord injury who is at least 18 years of age, lives in the United States of America, and can read English.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Any person with a spinal cord injury who is at least 18 years of age, lives in the United States of America, and can read English.
Exclusion Criteria:
- People who cannot read English will not be included because the website will be hosted in English and the survey software (phpQuestionnaire 2.2 by Chumpsoft, Inc.) default language is English.
Contacts and Locations| United States, California | |
| University of California, Irvine | |
| Irvine, California, United States, 92697 | |
| Principal Investigator: | Kimberly Anderson, Ph.D. | University of California, Irvine |
More Information
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| Responsible Party: | Kimberly Anderson, Assistant Adjunct Professor, University of California, Irvine |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00786786 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | 2008-6465 |
| Study First Received: | November 4, 2008 |
| Last Updated: | November 2, 2010 |
| Health Authority: | United States: Institutional Review Board |
Keywords provided by University of California, Irvine:
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Any person with a spinal cord injury at least 18 years of age |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Spinal Cord Injuries Spinal Cord Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases |
Nervous System Diseases Trauma, Nervous System Wounds and Injuries |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 19, 2013