Clinical trials: Wheelchair
Wheelchairs, Self-Help Devices
Multicell Air Cushions: Sitting Posture and Limits of Stability
The study's aim is to assess the sitting and dynamic postural control of stability of wheelchair users who have compromised postural control and risk of ulcers while using individually adjusted multi-cell air cushions with and…
- Conditions
- Wheelchairs, Self-Help Devices, Posture, Sitting Position
- Trial name
- NCT05507788
- Testing
- Wheelchair air cushion
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Jonkoping University
Neurological Disorders, Wheelchair Mobility
Evaluation of the Wheelchair School (Drivkraft) a Clinical Study
This project will evaluate the Wheelchair School with the Drivkraft Methodology in a clinical setting. Participants are adults with chronic neurological diagnoses.
- Conditions
- Neurological Disorders, Wheelchair Mobility, Rehabilitation
- Trial name
- NCT07131553
- Testing
- Wheelchair school, Comparison group, conventional rehabilitation
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Mobility Limitation
Training to Enhance Adaptation and Management for Wheelchair Users (TEAMWheels)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of a 1-month, peer-led eHealth training program (TEAM Wheels) on satisfaction with activity participation and related rehabilitation outcomes among individuals transitioning to…
- Trial name
- TEAMWheels (NCT04090177)
- Testing
- TEAM Wheels
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Spinal Cord Injury, Cerebral Palsy
Experimental Evaluation of Wheelchair-Mounted Robotic Arms
Researchers from the University of South Florida's Rehabilitation Engineering program are looking for volunteers to participate in a research study for experimental evaluation of wheelchair-mounted robotic arms (WMRAs).
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injury, Cerebral Palsy, Multiple Sclerosis
- Trial name
- HRI (NCT01652352)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Aged; Disable; Exercise; Rehabilitation; Wheelchair
Benefits of Cycling Wheelchair Training for Elderly With Physical Disability
To investigate the feasibility of cycling wheelchair training as an exercise for elderly disabled patients, and to determine its effects on cognition, quality of life, aerobic capacity and physiological markers. We measure SF-12.
- Trial name
- NCT05487898
- Testing
- Cycling wheelchair
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taichung Veterans General Hospital
Spinal Cord Diseases, Spinal Cord Injuries
Multi-speed Ergonomic Wheelchair
Over one million Americans rely on their upper extremities for manual wheelchair propulsion. Shoulder overuse injuries are prevalent among manual wheelchair users and these injuries often result in shoulder pain.
- Trial name
- NCT05776030
- Testing
- Single Speed Ergonomic Wheelchair, Multi-Speed Ergonomic Wheelchair
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Cerebral Palsy
Effectiveness of the Wheelchair Skills Training Program in People With Complex Movement Disorders
The overall goal of this project is to increase independent mobility in populations with complex movement disorders, such as severe cerebral palsy, by adapting The Wheelchair Skills Training Program (WSTP) to the needs and…
- Trial name
- NCT05293093
- Testing
- Wheelchair Skills Training Program
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Depression in Old Age
Assessment of Depression (iCGI) in Older People, According to Their Presentation in a Wheelchair or an Ordinary Chair.
This study aims to test for a " wheelchair effect ", as a potential impact of stigma, during the evaluation of clinical global impression of depression.Elderly patients will be asked to sit in a wheelchair, or in a regular chair…
- Trial name
- WHEELDEP (NCT04979299)
- Testing
- Wheelchair
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Center Guillaume Régnier
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
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
Neurological Disorder
Evaluation on Standardized Circuits of the Interest of a Robotic Module of Assistance to the Driving
The device that is the subject of this investigation is a robotic assistance module for driving a semi-autonomous electric wheelchair.
- Trial name
- SWADAPT2 (NCT04259151)
- Testing
- Electric wheelchair with activated assistance module, Electric wheelchair with assistance module not activated
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Pôle Saint Hélier
Elderly
Interest of Using an Electric Wheelchair Equipped With Anti-collision Sensors for Elderly People in EHPAD
The device which is the subject of this investigation is a robotic assistance module for the driving of a semi-autonomous electric wheelchair (FRE).
- Trial name
- SWADAPT4 (NCT05378828)
- Testing
- Using anti-collision Sensors on electric wheelchairs, Use of an electric wheelchair without sensors
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Pôle Saint Hélier
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
Wheelchair Users
Development of the GameCycle Exercise System: Phase II
The purpose of this research project is to further develop and test the effectiveness of a novel exercise system for wheelchair users, the Game Cycle.
- Trial name
- NCT00232609
- Testing
- GameCycle Exercise System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
Spinal Cord Injury
Wheelchair Mobility Assessment of Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury
The specific aims of this study are: 1) to assess the test-retest reliability of a modification of an existing wheelchair propulsion assessment and 2) validate the modification against traditional measures of physical strength…
- Trial name
- NCT01204047
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Overweight and Obesity, Depression
Daily Weight Feedback for Wheelchair Users to Promote Weight Loss
The goals of the proposed study are to test the usability, feasibility and preliminary efficacy of the E-Scale with wheelchair users. The E-scale was developed as a weight monitoring technology for wheelchair users.
- Trial name
- NCT03264248
- Testing
- E-Scale
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Jonathan Pearlman
Muscular Dystrophies, Cerebral Palsy
Cycle Exercise in Wheelchair Users With Muscular Dystrophy or Cerebral Palsy
Wheelchair bound patients often have pain in lower back and glutes, constipation and reduced quality of life - symptoms that exercise might ameliorate.
- Trial name
- NCT04677010
- Testing
- Cycle exercise
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Vibration Therapy, Wheelchair
RCT of Vibration Effect on Vertebral BMD in Disabled Patients
Osteoporosis is an age-related disease with progressive loss of bone, leading to fragile bone. It is one of the major health issues in elderly and causes medical, social and economic impacts globally.
- Conditions
- Vibration Therapy, Wheelchair, Osteoporosis
- Trial name
- NCT04180267
- Testing
- Low-magnitude High-frequency Vibration
- Where
- 3 sites in Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Spinal Cord Injury
Physical Performance Measures for Manual Wheelchair Users
The project is intended to modify the Functional Independence Measure (FIM) for manual wheelchair users. It will determine if the new measure is a better measure of community independence for manual wheelchair users than the FIM.
- Trial name
- NCT00011544
- Testing
- Performance Measure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Wheelchair Rugby Players With Tetraplegia
Physiological and Psycho-social Variables of People With a Spinal Cord Injury Participating in Competitive Rugby in Wheelchairs
People with Spinal cord injury with tetraplegia suffer from respiratory problem due to weakness of the muscles and because the autonomic system dysfunction.
- Trial name
- NCT01696851
- Testing
- tests and questionnaires
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center