This study is investigating whether a home-based passive heat therapy can improve blood vessel health in people with spinal cord injury (SCI). You would either receive passive heat therapy, where you rest under a heated blanket to raise your core body temperature by at least 1 degree Celsius, or a sham (no treatment) where you rest under a blanket at a lower temperature. The heat therapy is done for about an hour, four times a week for eight weeks. Researchers will measure your blood vessel function before and after the treatment to see if the heat therapy was successful. The study aims to enroll 48 participants aged 18 to 60 years old.

Study design

This is an interventional study with 48 participants, comparing passive heat therapy to a sham (no treatment) intervention.

What's involved

You would participate in 8 weeks of heat therapy sessions, 4 times a week, mostly at home. You would also have blood vessel assessments at the beginning and end of the study.

Compensation

Not stated in the trial record.

Follow-up

Blood vessel function will be measured within two weeks after completing the 8-week intervention.

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