Clinical trials: Wheelchair
Healthy
Effect of Seat Height and Angle on Wheelchair Foot Propulsion
The purpose of the project is to explore the effect of differences in seat height and seat angle on bilateral foot propulsion using a manual wheelchair.
- Trial name
- NCT06035484
- Testing
- Seat height, Seat inclination
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Cardiovascular Disease
Spinal Cord Injury: Endurance, Strength and Cardiac Function Induced by Efficient Training Protocols
1. Measurements of peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak) during passive leg cycling (PLC) combined with arm crank ergometry (ACE), leg vascular occlusion (100mmHg above systolic BP) combined with ACE, and FES isometric contractions…
- Trial name
- NCT00987155
- Testing
- Ergometry
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology
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
Multiple Sclerosis, Stroke
An Assistive Powered Wheelchair: Stage 2 Trial
Preliminary evaluation of an obstacle alerting system to enhance the user's independent mobility by improving their confidence to drive and their safety in driving a powered wheelchair.
- Conditions
- Multiple Sclerosis, Stroke, Cystic Fibrosis, Motor Neurone Disease
- Trial name
- EDUCAT (NCT05292690)
- Testing
- Powered Wheelchair Obstacle Alerting System
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Aging, Wheelchair Training
Motor Learning-based Wheelchair Propulsion Training for Older Adults
Many older adults lack the skill of efficient wheelchair propulsion despite being the largest cohort of wheelchair users. Inefficient wheelchair propulsion can lead to fatigue and overuse injuries that can result in lost…
- Trial name
- NCT02123043
- Testing
- Motor learning-based training, Practice wheeling
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Wheelchair Users
Impact of Pushrim Activated Power Assist Wheelchairs on Mobility Among People With Tetraplegia
The purpose of this three phase study is to evaluate a Pushrim Activated Power Assist Wheelchair (PAPAW). Phase I will examine whether the steady-state, metabolic energy efficiency for propelling a manual wheelchair with and…
- Trial name
- NCT00281463
- Testing
- Pushrim Activated Power Assist
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
Sports Physical Therapy
Relationship Between Muscle Strength,Anaerobic,Aerobic Capacity,and Sportive Performance in WC Basketball Athletes
The aim of the study is to investigate the relationship between shoulder internal and external rotation isokinetic muscle strength, grip strength, anaerobic capacity, aerobic capacity and sportive performance in wheelchair…
- Trial name
- NCT03455790
- Testing
- Aerobic Capacity
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University
Caregivers
Caregiver-aided Powered Wheelchair Skills
There has been only minimal research on wheelchair skills by the caregivers of manual or powered wheelchair. There are no published data on the extent to which caregivers can enhance the mobility of powered wheelchair users.
- Trial name
- NCT02972307
- Testing
- wheelchair skills
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 152 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
Cerebral Palsy, Spasticity
Power Wheelchair Joystick Use in Spastic Cerebral Palsy
There are over 750,000 individuals in the U.S. with Cerebral Palsy (CP). Up to 46% of adults with CP report limited mobility in their communities.
- Trial name
- NCT00337688
- Testing
- isometric joystick
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
SCI - Spinal Cord Injury, Cardiovascular Risk Factor
Cardiovascular Risk Markers in Spinal Cord Injured Subjects of the Wheelchair Dancer Study
The present study will analyze if exercise is able to elicit the well-known anti-atherogenic effects in patients with SCI. This will be evaluated by measuring vascular parameters such as endothelial and inflammatory blood…
- Trial name
- NCT03352505
- Where
- 2 sites in Austria
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Paracelsus Medical University
Wheelchair Mobility, Manual Wheelchair Skills Training
Wheelchair Skills Training for People with ARSACS and DM1
Wheelchairs (WC) are often provided to people with ARSACS and MD1 when they are not able to walk anymore. However, giving someone a MWC alone does not guarantee they will use it safely or properly.
- Conditions
- Wheelchair Mobility, Manual Wheelchair Skills Training, ARSACS, Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1
- Trial name
- NCT06596850
- Testing
- Wheelchair Skills Training Program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Laval University
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
Vitamin D Deficiency, Spinal Cord Injury
Vitamin D Supplementation in Wheelchair Indoor Athletes
There is a high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in Switzerland. In indoor-athletes as well as wheelchair users, vitamin D deficiency occurs even more often.
- Conditions
- Vitamin D Deficiency, Spinal Cord Injury, Drug Effects, Dietary Supplements
- Trial name
- VitD_SCI (NCT02621320)
- Testing
- Vitamin D
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil
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
Self-efficacy
WheelSee Feasibility Study
Self-efficacy predicts behavioural and rehabilitation outcomes and may be an important psychological factor for wheelchair mobility.
- Trial name
- NCT01837888
- Testing
- WheelSee Training Program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Healthy, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
A P300 Brain Computer Interface to Operate Power Wheelchair Tilt
The investigators want to develop a brain-computer interface (BCI) that will eventually allow people who are completely paralyzed to independently control the tilt feature on their power wheelchairs.
- Trial name
- NCT01123148
- Testing
- Using a BCI to control wheelchair tilt
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
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
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
Degeneration, Shoulder Pain
Symptoms of Degeneration in Shoulder of Wheelchair-users
The studies object is to evaluate the degeneration of overhead sports in wheelchair-using athletes. It is assumed that wheelchair users do have more symptomatic shoulder pain compared to non disabled athletes.
- Trial name
- Sodisow (NCT01263184)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hannover Medical School
Frail Elderly
Increasing the Winter Community Participation of Older Adult Wheelchair Users
The purpose of this study is to examine whether intervention strategies targeted at the level of the environment (e.g. improving access to community based leisure groups, transportation) can successfully promote the community…
- Trial name
- NCT02622828
- Testing
- Participant-identified community based activity
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 4 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba