Status:

COMPLETED

Manual Wheelchair Propulsion Training

Lead Sponsor:

VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System

Collaborating Sponsors:

University of Pittsburgh

Conditions:

Manual Wheelchair Users

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this research study is to investigate a manual wheelchair training program to improve the way manual wheelchair users push their wheelchairs.

Detailed Description

The purpose of this research is to create a manual wheelchair propulsion-training program (MWPTP) that emphasizes propulsion techniques that improve the manual wheelchair users stroke pattern and effi...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 18 years of age or greater
  • Use of a manual wheelchair as primary means of mobility (\>80% of their ambulation)
  • Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) cervical 7 level and lower

Exclusion

  • Wheelchair athletes having competed in racing in the last year.
  • Current upper limb pain that limits mobility.
  • \<1 year post inpatient rehabilitation

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2003

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

28 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00226252

Start Date

December 1 2003

End Date

November 1 2012

Last Update

March 12 2013

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Human Engineering Research Laboratories

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15206