Key result
Body weight supported treadmill training for 6 weeks significantly reduced heart rate (p<0.05) and improved forced vital capacity, inspiratory capacity (p<0.05), and depression levels in SCI patients.
Why the study?
Does body weight supported treadmill training improve cardio-pulmonary functions and depression in patients with incomplete spinal cord injury?
Does body weight supported treadmill training improve cardio-pulmonary functions and depression in patients with incomplete spinal cord injury?
p-value: p=< 0.05
Body weight supported treadmill training over 6 weeks provides modest cardiovascular and pulmonary benefits, alongside psychological improvements, in patients with incomplete spinal cord injury.
May support BWSTT in incomplete SCI rehab; hypothesis-generating and requires RCTs before practice change.
We aimed to investigate the effects of body weight supported treadmill training (BWSTT) on cardio-pulmonary functions and on depression in subjects with incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI). Eight subjects (2 female, 6 male) with incomplete SCI participated in this study. Heart rate (HR), blood pressure (BP) and resting pulmonary function parameters were obtained from each subject at baseline and after BWSTT. The training programme was scheduled five times per week for six weeks. The psychological status was evaluated by Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). The post-BWSTT HR value was lower than the pre-training HR value (p< 0.05). In comparison of pre- and post-BWSTT pulmonary parameters, there were only significant improvement in FVC and IC (p< 0.05). The mean BDI score was lower after BWSTT compared to before BWSTT value. As a conclusion, 6 weeks BWSTT had positive effect on heart rate and limited effect on pulmonary functions. There was an improvement in depression level of the SCI subjects.
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Soyupek et al. (2009) studied incomplete spinal cord injury (n=8). Body weight supported treadmill training (BWSTT) vs. Baseline (pre-training) was evaluated on Cardio-pulmonary functions and depression (p=< 0.05). Body weight supported treadmill training for 6 weeks significantly reduced heart rate (p<0.05) and improved forced vital capacity, inspiratory capacity (p<0.05), and depression levels in SCI patients.
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