Participation of Manual Wheelchair Users in the Community

Wheelchairs Clinical Trial

Official title:

Participation of Manual Wheelchair Users in the Community: The Relationship to Wheelchair Skills Capacity

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Withdrawn

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01301846
• Other study ID #: CDHA-RS/2011-082
• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: N/A
• First received: February 22, 2011
• Last updated: August 31, 2016
• Start date: April 2011
• Est. completion date: January 2015

Study information

• Verified date: August 2016
• Source: Nova Scotia Health Authority
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Canada: Health Canada
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

To explore the relationship between ability to do different wheelchair skills and the participation and quality of life of wheelchair users in and around their home and community. The investigators study hypothesis:

1. Self-reported capacity of wheelchair skills (ability to do wheelchair skills) is strongly related to self-reported participation.

2. Self-reported capacity of wheelchair skills (ability to do wheelchair skills) is related to the average daily distance traveled in their wheelchair.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Withdrawn
• Enrollment: 0
• Est. completion date: January 2015
• Est. primary completion date: January 2015
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• have a manual wheelchair for home and community use;

• use a manual wheelchair at least once a week;

• have a minimum of 3 months experience using a manual wheelchair outside the hospital setting;

• be over the age of 18;

• be able to read and understand English and follow verbal and visual instructions;

• be competent to give informed consent;

• be willing to take part in the study, including signing the consent after carefully reading it;

• not have been under significant bed rest for the past month.

Study Design

Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Wheelchairs

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Canada	Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Centre	Halifax	Nova Scotia

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Nova Scotia Health Authority

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Canada, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Wheelchair Skills Test Questionnaire Capacity Version	Participants will be asked if they can perform 32 skills from the WST 4.1 (capacity)using a structured interview approach. A skill will be considered a pass if done describing a safe manner.	baseline	Yes
Primary	Impact on Participation and Autonomy Questionnaire	This measure addresses autonomy with respect to activities and participation, and is a self-report measure.	baseline	No
Primary	Average Distance Travelled	The average distance treavelled per day over a week in the participant's wheelchair will be measured.	Up to a week time period, one time measure	No
Secondary	Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale short form	Self-reported depression.	baseline	No