The journal of spinal cord medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial Controlled Clinical Trial
Auricular acupuncture for spinal cord injury related neuropathic pain: a pilot controlled clinical trial.
To obtain preliminary data on the effects of an auricular acupuncture protocol, Battlefield Acupuncture (BFA), on self-reported pain intensity in persons with chronic Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) and neuropathic pain. ⋯ This pilot study has provided proof of concept that BFA has clinically meaningful effect on the modulation of SCI neuropathic pain.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Longitudinal changes in body composition and metabolic profile between exercise clinical trials in men with chronic spinal cord injury.
Longitudinal design. ⋯ Exercise training is accompanied with positive changes in body composition as well as compensatory decrease in BMR, that regressed back following 2.5 years of exercise cessation. Participation in an exercise trial is unlikely to confound the measurements of a follow-up trial.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Changes in pain and quality of life in depressed individuals with spinal cord injury: does type of pain matter?
To examine the association of neuropathic and nociceptive pain severity and interference with quality of life (QoL) in persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) who underwent a randomized controlled 12-week trial of an antidepressant to treat depression. A secondary objective was to assess the effect of changes in pain on mobility and physical independence. ⋯ Pain interference over time may be differentially related to QoL outcomes based on the type of pain following SCI, but overall, there were no extensive relationships between pain and QoL in this sample of depressed persons with SCI.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
A randomized trial of functional electrical stimulation for walking in incomplete spinal cord injury: Effects on walking competency.
Multi-channel surface functional electrical stimulation (FES) for walking has been used to improve voluntary walking and balance in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). ⋯ Task-oriented training improves walking ability in individuals with incomplete SCI, even in the chronic stage. Further randomized controlled trials, involving a large number of participants are needed, to verify if FES-assisted treadmill training is superior to aerobic and strength training.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
The effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on refractory neuropathic pain in spinal cord injury.
To investigate the analgesic effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on intractable neuropathic pain in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). ⋯ Our results demonstrated analgesic effect of rTMS on intractable neuropathic pain in SCI was not superior to placebo. However, middle-term (over 6 weeks) pain relief by rTMS is encouraging and suggests the need for future studies with a larger sample size.