Clinical trials: Wheelchair Mobility
Chronic Heart Disorder, Lung Disorder
Wheeled Mobility in Everyday Life
The project will examine how mobility performance in real life tasks and environments is impacted by the use of specific types of wheeled mobility devices (wheeled walker, manual wheelchair, power wheelchair/scooter).
- Conditions
- Chronic Heart Disorder, Lung Disorder, Arthritis
- Trial name
- RERC-4a (NCT00981344)
- Testing
- Wheeled Mobility in Everyday Life:Effects of Wheelchair Type on Mobility Performance of Elders in Public Environments
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Cerebral Palsy, Arthrogryposis
Effects of Power Mobility on Young Children With Severe Motor Impairments
The purpose this study is to determine the effects of power mobility on the development and function of young children of young children whose severe physical disabilities limit their exploratory behaviors and may unnecessarily…
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Arthrogryposis, Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Other Central Nervous System or Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT01028833
- Testing
- Power mobility
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
Cerebral Palsy, Conditions Similar to Cerebral Palsy
IndieTrainer: Enabling Individuals With Cerebral Palsy to Receive Power Mobility Training
Power wheelchairs offer children who are unable to independently opportunities for participation in social, educational, and leisure activities.
- Trial name
- NCT05473182
- Testing
- IndieTrainer system
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Grand Valley State University
Cerebral Palsy, Spastic
Effects of Dynamic Wheelchair Seating on Spasticity and Functional Mobility in Children
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a non-degenerative neuromuscular disease that can exist at or occur as a result of birth. Because of damage to one or more parts of the brain that control movement, an affected child cannot control his or…
- Trial name
- NCT00306761
- Testing
- Dynamic Wheelchair Seating System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Montana State University
Disability
Pneumatic Technology for Powered Mobility Devices
Over 240,000 Veterans with disabilities use mobility devices such as manual and power wheelchairs and scooters, and this number continues to grow.
- Trial name
- PTPMD (NCT03898362)
- Testing
- pneumatically powered wheelchair or scooter, battery powered wheelchair or scooter
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Stroke, Mobility
Power Mobility Training for Persons With Stroke
To test the hypothesis that persons with stroke can safely and effectively learn to use power mobility devices. The primary objective of this project is to test the hypothesis that, with formal wheelchair skills training, people…
- Trial name
- NCT00924872
- Testing
- wheelchair skills training
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
Cerebral Palsy, Child, Preschool
Effect of Power Wheelchairs on the Development and Function of Young Children With Severe Physical Disabilities
Self-produced locomotion often is limited in children with cerebral palsy and other conditions that cause severe motor impairments.
- Trial name
- NCT01115998
- Testing
- Power wheelchair, No power wheelchairs
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma