Reporter brief
Implementation of the International Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Exercise Guidelines and Nutrition Education Among Older Adults With SCI: A Pilot Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial
What happened
Trial registry update: NOT_YET_RECRUITING. No results reported in the supplied registry record.
Why it matters
Assessment pending; this report does not establish a change in evidence.
What it does NOT prove
- This is a pilot feasibility trial that does not report clinical effectiveness outcomes; the abstract does not provide data on whether the intervention actually improved cardiorespiratory fitness, strength, mental health, or quality of life in participants.
- The abstract describes planned study procedures rather than study results; no outcomes data are presented, so effectiveness cannot be evaluated.
- The small sample size (24) and pilot design mean any future findings would require confirmation in a larger, definitive trial before generalizing to the broader population of older adults with SCI.
Study design and sample
Rct; Human.
Older adults living with spinal cord injury (SCI)
- Design
- Rct
- Sample
- 24
- Journal
- Wayne State University
- Published
- Sep 29, 2026
Effect size
Not recorded.
Caveats
- Assessment: Unassessed.
- Only the source material recorded on this evidence page was assessed.
Conflicts and funding
Not recorded.
Previous evidence
See the Exercise timeline and recorded assessment for prior evidence.
Primary source
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