Trial reportMedicine and science in sports and exercise2017
Impact of Exercise on Cardiometabolic Component Risks in Spinal Cord-injured Humans.
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- The effects of exercise training on cardiometabolic health in adults with spinal cord injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Pooled it
- Physical activity and cardiometabolic risk factors in individuals with spinal cord injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of epidemiology · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of Arm-Crank Exercise on Fitness and Health in Adults With Chronic Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of Exercise Interventions on Cardiac Structure, Function, and Mechanics in Individuals with Chronic Motor-Complete Spinal Cord Injury: An Exploratory Randomized Clinical Trial.Topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation · 2025Trial
- Effects of exercise on autonomic cardiovascular control in individuals with chronic, motor-complete spinal cord injury: an exploratory randomised clinical trial.Spinal cord · 2024Trial
- Effect of high-intensity interval training on cardiometabolic component risks in persons with paraplegia: Results of a randomized controlled trial.Experimental physiology · 2024Trial
- Rowing exercise increases cardiorespiratory fitness and brachial artery diameter but not traditional cardiometabolic risk factors in spinal cord-injured humans.European journal of applied physiology · 2023Trial
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- Energy Expenditure, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, and Body Composition Following Arm Cycling or Functional Electrical Stimulation Exercises in Spinal Cord Injury: A 16-Week Randomized Controlled Trial.Topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation · 2021Trial
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- Arm crank ergometry improves cardiovascular disease risk factors and community mobility independent of body composition in high motor complete spinal cord injury.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2019Trial
- Effects of High-Intensity Interval Training Versus Moderate-Intensity Training on Cardiometabolic Health Markers in Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury: A Pilot Study.Topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation · 2019Trial
- Automatically tailored exercise app training is feasible, usable, and safe for people with paraplegia: a parallel mixed methods pilot study.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Precision Rehabilitation in Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review of Omics Applications for Intervention Monitoring in Spinal Cord Injury.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation · 2026Review
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- Nutritional Status, Body Composition and Cardiometabolic Profile in Individuals with Tetraplegia: A Pilot Cross-Sectional Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Cardiometabolic Risk in Persons With Spinal Cord Injury/Disease: A Scoping Review.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation · 2025Review
- Association of physical fitness with visceral fat status and metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease in individuals with spinal cord injury using manual wheelchair in Korea.Preventive medicine reports · 2025Article
- Development of a prediction model for metabolic syndrome based on physical activity and fitness in individuals with physical disabilities.Physical activity and nutrition · 2025Article
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Abstract
purposeSpinal cord injury (SCI) creates a complex pathology, characterized by low levels of habitual physical activity and an increased risk of cardiometabolic disease. This study aimed to assess the effect of a moderate-intensity upper-body exercise training intervention on biomarkers of cardiometabolic component risks, adipose tissue metabolism, and cardiorespiratory fitness in persons with SCI.
methodsTwenty-one inactive men and women with chronic (>1 yr) SCI (all paraplegic injuries) 47 ± 8 yr of age (mean ± SD) were randomly allocated to either a 6-wk prescribed home-based exercise intervention (INT; n = 13) or control group (CON; n = 8). Participants assigned to the exercise group completed 4 × 45-min moderate-intensity (60%-65% peak oxygen uptake (V˙O2peak)) arm-crank exercise sessions per week. At baseline and follow-up, fasted and postload blood samples (collected during oral glucose tolerance tests) were obtained to measure metabolic regulation and biomarkers of cardiovascular disease. Abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue biopsies were also obtained, and cardiorespiratory fitness was assessed.
resultsCompared with CON, INT significantly decreased (P = 0.04) serum fasting insulin (Δ, 3.1 ± 10.7 pmol·L for CON and -12.7 ± 18.7 pmol·L for INT) and homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA2-IR; Δ, 0.06 ± 0.20 for CON and -0.23 ± 0.36 for INT). The exercise group also increased V˙O2peak (Δ, 3.4 mL·kg·min; P ≤ 0.001). Adipose tissue metabolism, composite insulin sensitivity index (C-ISIMatsuda), and other cardiovascular disease risk biomarkers were not different between groups.
conclusionsModerate-intensity upper-body exercise improved aspects of metabolic regulation and cardiorespiratory fitness. Changes in fasting insulin and HOMA2-IR, but not C-ISIMatsuda, suggest improved hepatic but not peripheral insulin sensitivity after 6 wk of exercise training in persons with chronic paraplegia.
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