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Table 1 Eligibility criteria

From: The effects of a home-based arm ergometry exercise programme on physical fitness, fatigue and activity in polio survivors: protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Inclusion criteria

1

A history of Poliomyelitis affecting at least one lower limb, confirmed by the Neurologist

2

Capable of walking for 6 minutes, with or without an aid/appliance

3

Good upper limb strength, confirmed objectively using maximum voluntary isometric contraction, 7 out of 10 tested upper limb movements must lie above the 5th percentile of the normal range

4

Completion of the PAR-Med-X assessment and cleared by a medical practitioner as safe for exercise

5

Males/Females aged 18-75 years

Exclusion Criteria

1

Unstable cardiac or respiratory conditions, including oxygen dependence

2

Uncontrolled hypertension

3

Significant upper limb pain. Greater than 4/10 on a Visual Analogue Scale or more than 3 specific sites of pain in the upper limbs, neck or upper back

4

Severe fatigue (greater than five on the Fatigue Severity Scale)

5

Recent onset of upper limb weakness or severe upper limb weakness

6

Steroid use in last 3 months

7

Pregnancy