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Power Wheelchair Joystick Use in Spastic Cerebral Palsy

Lead Sponsor:

University of Pittsburgh

Collaborating Sponsors:

Human Engineering Research Laboratories

Conditions:

Cerebral Palsy

Spasticity

Eligibility:

All Genders

12-80 years

Brief Summary

There are over 750,000 individuals in the U.S. with Cerebral Palsy (CP). Up to 46% of adults with CP report limited mobility in their communities. However, upper limb spasticity and problems with move...

Detailed Description

There are over 750,000 individuals in the U.S. with Cerebral Palsy (CP). Up to 46% of adults with CP report limited mobility in their communities. However, upper limb spasticity and motor control impa...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion criteria:
  • subjects must be between the ages of 12-80
  • subjects must be able to give written informed consent or consent by proxy to participate
  • subjects with the diagnosis of CP must have a score of 2 or 3 on the Modified Ashworth Scale in at least one of the following in the operating limb: wrist flexors, wrist extensors, elbow flexors, or elbow extensors
  • control subjects must have a Modified Ashworth score of 0 for all of the above muscle groups in both upper limbs
  • subjects must have the minimal motor ability necessary to participate in the trial. This will be measured as follows: after 3 trials, subjects must be able to complete a basic virtual driving with an average minimum speed of no less than 1.2 m/s, an average trial time of no more than 18 seconds, and an average deviation of the center of the virtual wheelchair of no more than 1.5 m from the path center, for each of the two joysticks used. These values are derived from Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standard dimensions and human walking speed.
  • Exclusion Criteria:
  • subjects who are not able to tolerate sitting for 2 hours (the estimated length of the experiment)
  • subjects who have active pelvic or thigh wounds (they may be worsened by prolonged sitting)
  • subjects with a history of seizures in the last 90 days (uncontrolled seizures may be induced by a computer screen task)

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    July 1 2006

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    June 1 2008

    Estimated Enrollment :

    50 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00337688

    Start Date

    July 1 2006

    End Date

    June 1 2008

    Last Update

    September 14 2011

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