Status:
COMPLETED
Effectiveness of a Wheelchair Skills Training Program for Power Mobility Users: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Lead Sponsor:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
Collaborating Sponsors:
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Conditions:
Movement Disorders
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This is a 3-year multi-centre, single-blinded, randomized controlled trial (RCT) to test the hypothesis that wheelchair skills training (using a systematic training program called the Wheelchair Skill...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- new or experienced powered wheelchair users
- use or are expected to use powered wheelchairs for at least 4 hrs/week
- have access to a powered wheelchair with a suitable range of controller settings (i.e. able to climb a 5cm level change) for testing and training
- equal or greater than 18 years of age
- able to follow directions in either French or English (whichever is in use at the participating site)
- have the potential to operate their powered wheelchairs independently
- have room for improvement (in the opinion of the potential participant's clinician)
- requires no more than minimal assistance for communication and auditory comprehension (in the opinion of the potential participant's clinician)
- able to follow 2-step commands
- demonstrate the ability to attend training sessions during the intake session
- competent to provide their own informed consent
- able to be comfortably seated in the powered wheelchairs that will be used for the study (if not their own).
Exclusion
- use or are expected to use a scooter
- have a rapidly progressive disorder (e.g. amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or terminal cancer)
- have significant visual impairments (legally blind)
- have unstable medical conditions (e.g. angina, seizures)
- have emotional problems (e.g. severe anxiety, depression) that might make participation unsafe or unpleasant
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2012
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
116 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01432418
Start Date
June 1 2012
End Date
September 1 2014
Last Update
May 9 2016
Active Locations (6)
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GFS Rehabilitation Centre
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V5Z 2G9
2
Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Centre
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3H 4K4
3
University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario, Canada, N6G 1H1
4
Toronto Rehab
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 1V7