Rebound Exercise in Neurological Disorders

Buckinghamshire New University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Neurological Diseases or Conditions

Treatments: Device: Rebound exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05526508

BNU2022Okemuo

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will be a pretest-posttest interventional trial investigating the use of rebound exercise in community-dwelling individuals with neurological disorders.

Full description

Neurological disorders are linked to various problems, including but not limited to movement impairments, balance, fear of falls, reduced exercise tolerance, loss of muscle strength, reduced functional independence, sedentary behaviour and reduced quality of life. These impairments can lead to physical deconditioning, functional dependency and extreme disability if left unmanaged, creating the need for prompt treatment. Rebound exercise is an effective and safe form of aerobic exercise that has been successfully used in some populations. It can be included in rehabilitating people with neurological disorders for its beneficial effects on humans and minimal stress on the heart and joints. Its fun-giving experience makes it easier to engage regularly compared to traditional exercise tools that may feel like a task. It is also more affordable and less time-consuming than other standard modalities. The few available studies on rebound exercise in neurological disorders were mostly in inpatients, and evidence is scarce on the use of rebound exercise in community-dwelling individuals with neurological disorders. It is thus necessary to investigate its use in the community context as well as the minimal effective dosage of the intervention. This study will investigate the frequency of rebound exercise necessary to effect changes in physiological and functional outcomes such as heart rate, blood pressure, physical activity level, walking speed, risk of falls, cognitive function and quality of life. The enrolled participants will undergo 12 weeks of rebound exercise training once or twice weekly, depending on their frequency choice.

Ethical approval has been sought and obtained from the Research Ethics Committee of Buckinghamshire New University. Eligible volunteer participants will be asked to sign the informed consent after the study has been explained to them. They will be assured of data confidentiality by anonymising their information and will also be informed of their right to withdraw at any point.

Enrollment: 52 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Clinical diagnosis of a neurological disorder of upper motor neurone origin such as stroke, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, traumatic brain injury etc
• must score 3 or less on the Modified Rankin Scale for disability status
• must be able to walk with or without walking aids for at least 2 minutes
• have a body weight of <120 kg
• must be able to understand therapy instructions.

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnancy
• Other significant comorbidities
• cardiovascular or respiratory system disorders
• musculoskeletal disorders
• visual or auditory sensory disorders.
• cancer
• genu recurvatum

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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52 participants in 2 patient groups

Rebound once-weekly

Experimental group

Description:

This group will undergo 12 weeks of rebound exercise training once weekly, for 30 minutes per session.

Treatment:

Device: Rebound exercise

Rebound twice-weekly

Experimental group

Description:

This group will undergo 12 weeks of rebound exercise training twice weekly, for 30 minutes per session.

Treatment:

Device: Rebound exercise