Stopped: The study was discontinued due to a departmental reorganization, combined with higher-than-expected screening dropout and insufficient eligible participants.
The goal of this exploratory randomized controlled trial is to assess the effect of a personalized training intervention during primary rehabilitation of 6 weeks on cardiorespiratory fitness in individuals with subacute (\<6 months) spinal cord injury during primary rehabilitation and during follow-up. Secondary outcomes include the effect on gait assessments, pulmonary function, neurological status, muscle force, cardiometabolic risk factors, quality of life, functional independence and self-efficacy. Participants in the intervention group will receive 2-3 personalized cardiorespiratory fitness-focused training sessions per week, for a period of 6 weeks. Participants in the control group will receive usual care.
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Change in cardiorespiratory fitness
Timeframe: Baseline (T0), 6 weeks after T0 (T1), end of inpatient rehab (T2)* (average 3 months after T0), end of outpatient rehab (T4) (average 3 months after T2) , 3 months after end of outpatient rehab (T6)