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Exercise research issues in the spinal cord injured population
Kathleen A Martin Ginis1, Audrey L Hicks
1Centre for Health Promotion and Rehabilitation, Department of Kinesiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada. martink@mcmaster.ca
Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews
|January 11, 2005
Abstract:
Although considered the gold-standard research design, randomized controlled trials (RCT) create a series of methodological, ethical, and practical challenges when applied to exercise training studies of people with spinal cord injury (SCI). These challenges are discussed, and some pragmatic alternatives are suggested to advance SCI research while maintaining scientific integrity.