Systematic, Comprehensive, One-to-One Training (SCOOT) for Scooter Skills: A Feasibility Study

Mobility Scooter Skills Training Clinical Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02696213
• Other study ID #: H15-01921
• Secondary ID: F15-00959
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: March 2016
• Est. completion date: October 2021

Study information

• Verified date: October 2021
• Source: University of British Columbia
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Systematic, Comprehensive, One-to-One Training (SCOOT) for Scooter Skills, is a novel, community-based, client-centred intervention where skills training is incorporated into social activities that users want to perform. The trainer also offers problem solving strategies to help manage environmental barriers and to promote social participation. This intervention is different from customary scooter training in that customary training is often very limited and focuses on learning discrete skills outside of the user's normal environment. The purpose of this study is to explore the feasibility of conducting a mixed-methods, rater-blinded, randomized controlled trial (RCT) for new scooter users, which will evaluate the efficacy of SCOOT. We anticipate that the feasibility outcomes will be strong enough to support the conduct of a subsequent multi-site trial with a sufficient sample size to enable us to quantify definitive outcomes such as adverse events (e.g., injuries and abandonment).

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 22
• Est. completion date: October 2021
• Est. primary completion date: December 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 60 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• English Speaking

• Aged 60 or above

• Has acquired a scooter in the last month prior to enrollment in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• Has a cognitive impairment that will prevent the individual from providing consent and reliably completing the study questionnaires

• Reside in a nursing home

• Plan to move outside Vancouver within the next year

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Mobility Scooter Skills Training

Intervention

Other:
• Systematic, Comprehensive, One to One Training (SCOOT)
An occupational therapist trained by the principal investigator will perform 1.5 hour SCOOT sessions with participants one to two times a week over a period of 6 weeks. SCOOT will provide instruction and practice for performing scooter skills (i.e., instruction on driving, basic and advanced scooter skills) that are embedded in self-selected activities that participants want to perform using their scooters.
• Six Week Delay
Participants will begin the SCOOT intervention after a six week delay.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Canada	GF Strong Rehabilitation Center	Vancouver	British Columbia

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of British Columbia

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Canada, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Other	Montreal Cognitive Assessment Test	This assessment is used to detect any mild cognitive impairments	Baseline
Other	Late Life Functioning and Disability measure - Computer Assisted Testing (LLFDI - CAT)	The LLFDI-CAT is a computerized program that measures the participant's physical function. Drawing from a bank of 141 items, CAT continues until a standard error of 3 is obtained for the domain score, or a maximum of ten items has been administered.	Baseline
Other	Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly (HHIE) Screening version	The HHIE will be used to evaluate the participants' hearing abilities.	Baseline
Other	Scooter Physical Accessibility of Participant Home and Community	This measure involves 14 yes/no questions inquiring about the accessibility of the participants' physical environment in their home and community.	Baseline
Other	Trail Making B Test	This task is used to measure the participants' visual attention and task switching abilities, which is related to on road driving	Baseline
Other	Snellen Eye Test		Baseline
Primary	Change in scooter skills capacity	The WST-ScQ measures the participant's subjective scooter skills (capacity), and inquires on the frequency the skill is performed, and whether or not improvement of the skill is a personal goal.	Change from baseline skill level at 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months, and 1 year
Secondary	Wheelchair Skills Test for Scooters (WST-Sc)	The WST-Sc consists of 29 skills that are scored by an examiner from 0 to 2, where 0 = unsafe or unable, 1 = safe with difficulty, and 2 = safe without difficulty	Baseline, at 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months, and 1 year
Secondary	Wheelchair Skills Test for Scooters - Questionnaire (WST-ScQ) (performance and confidence)	The WST-ScQ measures the participant's subjective scooter skills, and inquires on the participant's scooter skill confidence, frequency the skill is performed (performance), and whether or not improvement of the skill is a personal goal.	Baseline, at 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months, and 1 year
Secondary	Scooter Skills Confidence Questionnaire	This measure evaluates the participant's confidence in managing their social environment	Baseline, at 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months, and 1 year
Secondary	Wheeled Mobility Outcome Questionnaire	This measure evaluates indoor and outdoor participation levels associated with wheeled mobility provision by using an 11 point scale (0 = completely unsatisfied to 10 = completely satisfied).	Baseline, at 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months, and 1 year
Secondary	Life Space Assessment (LSA) Questionnaire	The LSA measures participants' frequency and independence of mobility in increasingly larger life spaces over the past month.	Baseline, at 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months, and 1 year
Secondary	Scooter Use and Incidents	Participants will be asked to keep a diary of any scooter-related adverse events, including the following: tips or falls from the scooter, injuries to self, accidental contact with others, injuries to others, and damage to property. Participants will be asked to record the number of hours per day that they use their scooters.	Baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months, and 1 Year