Clinical trials: Manual Wheelchair Users
Spinal Cord Injuries, Multiple Sclerosis
A Wheelchair Propulsion Training Program
The overall purpose of this project is to test the feasibility of a manual wheelchair propulsion program which aims to reduce the chance of development of upper limbs pain and injury.
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Multiple Sclerosis, Amputation, Spina Bifida
- Trial name
- HS (NCT04009187)
- Testing
- In-person wheelchair propulsion training program, 30-minute education session
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Manual Wheelchair Users
Manual Wheelchair Propulsion Training
The purpose of this research study is to investigate a manual wheelchair training program to improve the way manual wheelchair users push their wheelchairs.
- Trial name
- NCT00226252
- Testing
- Instruction Only, Instruction and Feedback
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
Shoulder Impingement
Effects of PNF on Shoulder Pain in Paraplegic Manual Wheel Chair Users
This project was a Randomized control trial conducted to check the Effects of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation on Shoulder Pain due to chronic impingement syndrome in paraplegic Manual Wheelchair users after Spinal Cord…
- Trial name
- NCT04967911
- Testing
- Rhythmic stabilization exercises, conventional treatment
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Difficulty Walking
EPIC WheelS Feasibility Study
Many older adults have difficulty walking. A wheelchair can improve their participation but older adults typically receive little wheelchair training.
- Trial name
- NCT01740635
- Testing
- EPIC WheelS Training Program
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Spinal Cord Injuries
Motor Learning Approach for Manual Wheelchair Users
The overall purpose of this project is to pilot test a manual wheelchair (MWC) training program based on motor learning theory to improve wheelchair propulsion for manual wheelchair users (MWUs) with spinal cord injury (SCI).
- Trial name
- NCT03781609
- Testing
- Roller system group (RG), Overground group (OG)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Healthy, Wheelchair Users
Manual Wheelchair Skills Training for Long-term-care Residents
It is hypothesized that, compared to a control group, manual wheelchair users and their caregivers in the long-term-care setting who receive the wheelchair skills training program will improve their wheelchair skills to a…
- Trial name
- NCT00400452
- Testing
- wheelchair skills training
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
Spinal Cord Injuries
Analysis of the Motion Activity Manual Wheelchair Users
Currently, there is no system in place to allow manual wheelchair users to know their quantities of movement activities and the intensity of effort to be provided during these propulsion movements.
- Trial name
- Acti-FRM (NCT04285970)
- Testing
- cycle detection, detection of effort intensity
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Physical Disability
Effects of Axle Positions on Wheelchair Skills in Manual Wheelchair Users
The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of altering the wheelchair set-up on mobility and safety by changing the rear-axle position on a manual wheelchair.
- Trial name
- NCT00949143
- Testing
- rear axle position, forward axle position
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
Wheelchair, Water Sports
Biomechanics of Adaptive Rowing in Active and Inactive Manual Wheelchair Users
This research is being performed to characterize the rowing stroke in active and inactive individuals who use a manual wheelchair.
- Conditions
- Wheelchair, Water Sports, Upper Extremity, Biomechanics
- Trial name
- NCT05114629
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Drexel University
Shoulder Pain, Spinal Cord Injury
Safe and Effective Shoulder Exercise Training in Manual Wheelchair Users With SCI
This study will compare two exercise programs in an interventional study for manual wheelchair users with spinal cord injury and shoulder pain.
- Trial name
- NCT02777281
- Testing
- Shoulder pain and SCI, Shoulder pain and able bodies
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Wheelchair Users
Development of a Collapsible Folding Manual Wheelchair
The purpose of this research study is to evaluate the Endeavor, a compact, forward-folding, ultralight manual wheelchair that incorporates small "swing-down" wheels for navigation in confined areas.
- Trial name
- NCT00283296
- Testing
- Endeavor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
Wheelchairs
Participation of Manual Wheelchair Users in the Community
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.
- Trial name
- NCT01301846
- Where
- Canada
- Sponsor
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
Spinal Cord Injury
Clinical Evaluation of Instrumented Wheel as Biomedical Device Quantifying the Displacement Efficiency
The purpose of this study is to validate an instrumented wheel such as a new biomedical device. The physicians will compare this instrumented wheel with another instrumentation "Ergometer roller", each patient will try the both…
- Trial name
- FRM (NCT01935687)
- Testing
- Using of instrumented wheel, Using of ergometer roller
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Older Adult Manual Wheelchair Users
Enhancing Participation In the Community by Improving Wheelchair Skills: Phase 2
The purpose of this project is to conduct a pilot study of the EPIC WheelS wheelchair skills home training program for older adults in preparation for a third phase feasibility study.
- Trial name
- EPIC WheelS (NCT01644292)
- Testing
- EPIC WheelS
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Wheelchair Users, Caregivers
New Rear Anti-tip Device for Manual Wheelchairs: Subjective Input (RAD-SI)
The objective of this study is to obtain subjective input from wheelchair service providers and end-users about their experiences with conventional rear anti-tip devices (C-RADs) of manual wheelchairs and the potential usefulness…
- Conditions
- Wheelchair Users, Caregivers, Wheelchair Service Providers, Amputation
- Trial name
- RAD-SI (NCT06831240)
- Testing
- Local wheelchair service provider questionnaires, Global wheelchair service provider questionnaires, End-users questionnaires
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
Manual Wheelchair Use, Spinal Cord Injury
Comparison Between Objective Biomechanical Cost and Perceived Physical Demand in Manual Wheelchair Users During Propulsion Tasks
Wheelchair users must be able to move around freely and access public buildings and transport, but current accessibility standards (e.g.
- Trial name
- FFM (NCT07897214)
- Testing
- Instrumented Manual Wheelchair Propulsion Tasks (Motion Analysis and Instrumented Handrims), Concurrent Cognitive Task (Auditory-Verbal 2-back)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Médico-Chirurgical de Réadaptation des Massues Croix Rouge Française
Spinal Cord Injuries
Overground Walking Program With Robotic Exoskeleton in Long-term Manual Wheelchair Users With Spinal Cord Injury
Many individuals with a spinal cord injury (SCI) use a wheelchair as their primary mode of locomotion. The prolonged non-active sitting time associated to this mode of locomotion contributes to development or worsening of…
- Trial name
- NCT03989752
- Testing
- Wearable Robotic Exoskeleton for Ambulation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation of Greater Montreal
Paraplegia, Upper Limb Pain
Adjusting Wheelchair Set-Up to Minimize Shoulder Joint Forces During Propulsion
Individuals who use a manual wheelchair depend upon their upper limbs to provide a means of locomotion during completion of their activities of daily living.
- Trial name
- NCT00785278
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kessler Foundation
Physical Activity
Evaluation of a Smartphone-delivered Peer-led Physical Activity Counselling Program for Manual Wheelchair Users
Despite physical activity (PA) being a valuable modality for promoting health, the evidence for effective PA intervention strategies for manual wheelchair (MWC) users is underdeveloped.
- Trial name
- ALLWheel (NCT02826707)
- Testing
- SPPAC intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Laval University
Spinal Cord Injury, Nervous System Diseases
Shoulder Health After Rehabilitation and Performance Training
The goal of this study is to investigate the impact of a home-based shoulder strength training on the overall shoulder health in manual wheelchair users, and if the timepoint of such a training makes a difference.
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injury, Nervous System Diseases, Musculoskeletal Diseases, Injury
- Trial name
- SHARP (NCT07245706)
- Testing
- Strength training
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil