Remote Wheelchair Skills Training Efficacy

Spinal Cord Injuries Clinical Trial

Official title:

Remote Wheelchair Skills Training Efficacy Coordinating Center

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03499951
• Other study ID #: PRO18010289
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: May 25, 2018
• Est. completion date: October 4, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: July 2022
• Source: University of Pittsburgh
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The objective of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of remote training to teach clinicians how to train others in wheelchair skills.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 32
• Est. completion date: October 4, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: October 4, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 75 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age 18 to 75

Exclusion Criteria:

• Upper or lower extremity injury that would preclude the ability to use a wheelchair.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Spinal Cord Injuries

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Wheelchair Skills Training - Remote
Individuals will receive wheelchair skills training remotely. They will be provided with the Wheelchair Skills Training Program to review (http://www.wheelchairskillsprogram.ca/eng/index.php), and then will be directed to use this information to perform the wheelchair skills. They will video the attempts, and will receive feedback on methods to improve their techniques.
• Wheelchair Skills Training - In Person
Individuals will receive wheelchair skills training in one-on-one sessions, taught by those who received the wheelchair skills training remotely.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Midwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury Care System	Chicago	Illinois
United States	South Florida Spinal Cord Injury System	Miami	Florida
United States	University of Pittsburgh Model Center on Spinal Cord Injury	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania
United States	Northern New Jersey Spinal Cord System	West Orange	New Jersey

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Pittsburgh	U.S. Department of Education

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change from baseline in wheelchair skills capacity of trainees at study completion as measured by the Wheelchair Skills Test Questionnaire	Trainees will have increased capacity to perform wheelchair skills after receiving one-on-one skills training.	Baseline, and at study completion ( an average of 3 weeks)
Primary	Change from baseline in wheelchair skills confidence of trainees at study completion as measured by the Wheelchair Skills Test Questionnaire	Trainees will have increased confidence in their ability to perform wheelchair skills after receiving one-on-one skills training.	Baseline, and at study completion ( an average of 3 weeks)