SPIRIT Club Chronic Brain Injury Exercise Platform
ConditionChronic Brain Injury
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorOhio State University
About this trial
Many physical fitness centers and online exercise programs are not designed to support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. To address this, the investigators are collaborating with SPIRIT Club, a company specializing in fitness for people with disabilities, to improve their platform. The goal is to create a new section of the platform specifically for people with chronic brain injury (CBI). The investigators will test and refine this new section to see how well it works for people with CBI in real-life situations. The research will focus on conducting a study with 60 people who have CBI to see if the new section helps them be more active and confident in their ability to exercise. Half will use the new section, and the other half will just be monitored for their activity. The investigators includes experts in fitness and rehabilitation for people with disabilities from industry, clinical settings, and research.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Age 18 years or older with chronic brain injury (CBI)
At least 9 months post-injury
Is able to able to be able to demonstrate the ability to meet at least one of the following functional mobility scenarios: 1) able to walk with or without an assistive device or with no more than contact guard assist from a caregiver for steadiness checks and proprioceptive support, 2) able to stand up from a chair with no assistance or no more than contact guard assist from a caregiver for steadiness and proprioceptive support, and/or 3) able to maintain steady seated balance in a chair or wheelchair and able to lift at least one limb with minimal assist (<25%) from a caregiver against gravity
Currently exercising less than 60 minutes per week
Disqualifiers
Unsafe independent functional mobility observed during the functional mobility screen and no available caregiver/carepartner to facilitate participation in the study and provide assistance while using the SPIRIT Club platform
Being advised by any healthcare provider to avoid or restrict participation in moderate to high-intensity physical activity
Uncontrolled blood pressure, unstable angina, severe joint disease, uncontrolled or untreated dizziness or vertigo, or other medical issue precluding exercises leading to lack of clearance from a physician
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Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- SPIRIT Club CBI Pathway
Treatment groups
60 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Ohio State University
Lead sponsor
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Collaborator
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov