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ArticleFrontiers in neurology2023

Effects of two different paradigms of electrical stimulation exercise on cardio-metabolic risk factors after spinal cord injury. A randomized clinical trial.

Ashraf S Gorgey, Refka E Khalil, William Carter, Boyd Ballance, Ranjodh Gill, Rehan Khan, Lance Goetz, Timothy Lavis, Adam P Sima, Robert A Adler

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In one paragraph

Article in Frontiers in neurology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02660073 (Skeletal Muscle Hypertrophy and Cardio-Metabolic Benefits After Spinal Cord Injury), which is not on this map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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15citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT02660073 nacompletednot on this map

Skeletal Muscle Hypertrophy and Cardio-Metabolic Benefits After Spinal Cord Injury

TypeinterventionalSponsorUnited States Department of DefenseRan2015 to 2020Enrolled48ConditionsSpinal Cord InjuriesArmsNMES+FES, Control+FES
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ashraf S GorgeySpinal Cord Injury and Disorders, Richmond VA Medical Center, Richmond, VA, United States.
Refka E KhalilSpinal Cord Injury and Disorders, Richmond VA Medical Center, Richmond, VA, United States.
William CarterDepartment of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, United States.
Boyd BallanceSpinal Cord Injury and Disorders, Richmond VA Medical Center, Richmond, VA, United States.
Ranjodh GillEndocrinology Service, Richmond VA Medical Center, Richmond, VA, United States.
Rehan KhanRadiology Service, Richmond VA Medical Center, Richmond, VA, United States.
Lance GoetzSpinal Cord Injury and Disorders, Richmond VA Medical Center, Richmond, VA, United States.
Timothy LavisSpinal Cord Injury and Disorders, Richmond VA Medical Center, Richmond, VA, United States.
Adam P SimaDepartment of Biostatistics, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, United States.
Robert A AdlerEndocrinology Service, Richmond VA Medical Center, Richmond, VA, United States.
Virginia Commonwealth University · USHunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: To examine the combined effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation-resistance training (NMES-RT) and functional electrical stimulation-lower extremity cycling (FES-LEC) compared to passive movement training (PMT) and FES-LEC in adults with SCI on (1) oxygen uptake (VO Materials and methods: Thirty-three participants with chronic SCI (AIS A-C) were randomized to 24 weeks of NMES-RT + FES or PMT + FES. The NMES-RT + FES group underwent 12 weeks of evoked surface NMES-RT using ankle weights followed by an additional 12 weeks of progressive FES-LEC. The control group, PMT + FES performed 12 weeks of passive leg extension movements followed by an additional 12 weeks of FES-LEC. Measurements were performed at baseline (BL; week 0), post-intervention 1 (P1; week 13) and post-intervention 2 (P2; week 25) and included FES-VO Results: Twenty-seven participants completed both phases of the study. NMES-RT + FES group showed a trend of a greater VO Conclusion: NMES-RT yielded a greater peak leg VO Clinical trial registration: identifier NCT02660073.

Indexed as

functional electrical stimulationneuromuscular electrical stimulationrehabilitationresistance trainingspinal cord injury

Identifiers

PMID37808500
PMCPMC10556465
OpenAlexW4386962689

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