Retrospective Analysis of Cardiovascular Effects of FES Cycling in People with Complete and Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury

Percze-Mravcsik Mariann; Fodor Amelita; Radeleczki Balázs; Fehér Melinda; Cserháti Péter; Klauber András; Laczkó József; Zólyominé Botzheim Lilla: Retrospective Analysis of Cardiovascular Effects of FES Cycling in People with Complete and Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE, 15 (5). ISSN 2077-0383 (2026)

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Név	ORCID	MTMT szerző azonosító
Percze-Mravcsik Mariann		10045762
Fodor Amelita		10085666
Radeleczki Balázs		10080219
Fehér Melinda		10095552
Cserháti Péter		10012614
Klauber András		10057625
Laczkó József		10000461
Zólyominé Botzheim Lilla		10057662

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Background: Globally, over 15 million people live with spinal cord injury (SCI), which often leads to permanent motor impairment. In these cases, functional electrical stimulation (FES) can generate muscle forces and active movements in affected body parts, enabling patients to perform cycling tasks using their own paralyzed legs. Incomplete spinal cord injuries are more prevalent than complete injuries and FES cycling can be performed in both cases. However, differences in its effects between the two groups remain to be further investigated. Our objective is to compare the effects of FES-assisted cycling on blood pressure, heart rate, and power output in patients with incomplete (iSCI) versus complete (cSCI) spinal cord injuries. We aim to provide comparative data currently missing from existing research. Methods: Thirty-two patients (20 iSCI, 12 cSCI), completed at least ten FES cycling training sessions. Each session consisted of 30 min of cycling on a MOTOmed Viva2 cycle-ergometer (Reck GMBH, Betzenweiler, Germany) equipped with a multi-channel electrical stimulator. The outcome measures were assessed in each session four times: before and after the session, and approximately at the 10th and 20th minutes. Statistical analyses compared mean arterial pressure (MAP), heart rate (HR), average and peak power output between the two groups. Results: Regarding within session differences, the iSCI group maintained significantly higher MAP than the cSCI group at all measurement points. HR patterns also differed significantly, showing higher values in the iSCI group at the second and third measurement points. On the course of the sessions in iSCI patients, average and peak power output increased significantly from the first to the tenth session. In cSCI patients the average power output was nearly constant throughout the ten sessions. Conclusions: Patients with iSCI and cSCI show different cardiovascular adaptations, and increasing FES cycling power output indicates that patients with incomplete injuries can achieve greater improvements even after ten training sessions.

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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE

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2026

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2077-0383

Intézmény:

Pázmány Péter Katolikus Egyetem

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Információs Technológiai és Bionikai Kar (2013.07.-)