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Trial reportExperimental physiology2026

Effects of 12 weeks of upper-body rowing exercise on autonomic cardiovascular control and vascular structure in spinal cord-injured humans.

Rasmus Kopp Hansen, Rasmus Bering, Claus Graff, Stefanos Volianitis, Uffe Laessoe, Afshin Samani, Ryan Godsk Larsen

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Experimental physiology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Rasmus Kopp HansenRespiratory and Critical Care Group, Department of Health Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0001-8515-8779
Rasmus BeringExerciseTech, Department of Health Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark.
Claus GraffDepartment of Health Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0001-9650-9781
Stefanos VolianitisDepartment of Sport Coaching, College of Sport Sciences, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0002-4032-9391
Uffe LaessoeDepartment of Research and Development, University College of Northern Jutland, Aalborg, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0001-5388-1671
Afshin SamaniExerciseTech, Department of Health Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0001-6119-8231
Ryan Godsk LarsenExerciseTech, Department of Health Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-4622-1453

Funding

Toyota-Fonden KJ/BG-10433F
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is characterized by autonomic cardiovascular dysfunction that may contribute to the three- to fourfold greater risk of heart disease and stroke compared to non-injured individuals. While exercise training elicits beneficial changes in autonomic function and vascular structure in healthy individuals, it is unclear if similar adaptations occur in individuals with SCI. Adults with chronic SCI (>1 year post injury) were randomized to 12 weeks of supervised upper-body rowing exercise (UBROW; 3×/week; n = 8), adhering to current exercise guidelines, or control (CON; n = 9). Autonomic cardiovascular control was assessed by heart rate variability (HRV; electrocardiography) and blood pressure responses to a sit-up test (finger plethysmography). Brachial (peripheral) and carotid (central) artery diameter and wall thickness (near- and far-wall carotid intima-media-thickness) were measured using high-resolution ultrasound. All measurements were conducted at baseline, after 6 and 12 weeks. There was no effect of UBROW on time and frequency domain HRV or blood pressure responses to the sit-up test (group-by-time interactions: P ≥ 0.28; effect sizes: η

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Autonomic Nervous SystemCardiovascular SystemExerciseSpinal Cord InjuriesWater SportsAdultBlood PressureBrachial ArteryCarotid ArteriesCarotid Intima-Media ThicknessExercise TherapyFemaleHeart RateHumansMaleMiddle Agedautonomic cardiovascular functionexerciseheart rate variabilityorthostatic intolerancespinal cord injuryvascular adaptations

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PMID40794496
PMCPMC12857515

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