Clinical trials: Wheelchair Training
Wheelchair Users, Pressure Ulcer Prevention
The Effect of Pressure Injury Training on Knowledge Levels and Wound Prevention in Wheelchair Users
This research is a randomised controlled study conducted to evaluate the effects of training given to wheelchair users to prevent pressure injury on their level of knowledge, prevention of pressure injury and wound healing.
- Conditions
- Wheelchair Users, Pressure Ulcer Prevention, Pressure Ulcer (PU)
- Trial name
- NCT07438899
- Testing
- education
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Selcuk University
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
Remote Wheelchair Skills Training Efficacy
The objective of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of remote training to teach clinicians how to train others in wheelchair skills.
- Trial name
- NCT03499951
- Testing
- Wheelchair Skills Training - Remote, Wheelchair Skills Training - In Person
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Breathing Exercises, Disability Physical
Effect of Inspiratory Muscle Training on Cardiopulmonary Capacity in Wheelchair Rugby Athletes
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about in inspiratory muscle training on cardiorespiratory capacity, pulmonary function, respiratory muscle strength, sports skills, and quality of life of wheelchair rugby athletes.
- Conditions
- Breathing Exercises, Disability Physical, Athletes
- Trial name
- NCT06134778
- Testing
- Inspiratory Muscle Training
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centro Universitário Augusto Motta
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
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
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
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
Wheelchairs
Wheelchair Skills Training for Children and Youth
Manual wheelchair (MWC) skills training is a critical component of wheelchair service provision. However, children and youth receive little to no training.
- Trial name
- NCT05564247
- Testing
- Wheelchair Skills Training Program (WSTP)
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Laval 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
Caregivers
Effectiveness of Wheelchair Skills Training for Caregivers of Manual Wheelchair Users
Although there have been a small number of studies suggesting the important role that caregivers play in assisting wheelchair users with mobility, there has never been a randomized controlled trial (RCT) looking at the…
- Trial name
- NCT03856749
- Testing
- Remote wheelchair skills training
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lee Kirby
Respiratory Muscles, Breathing Exercises
Inspiratory Muscle Training in Wheelchair Basketball Players
Investigate the effects of Inspiratory Muscle Training on the physical performance and cardiorespiratory variables of wheelchair basketball players.
- Conditions
- Respiratory Muscles, Breathing Exercises, Athletic Performance, Athletes
- Trial name
- NCT02604147
- Testing
- Inspiratory pressure-threshold muscle training device., nspiratory pressure-threshold muscle training device.
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba
Dietary Supplements, Heart Rate/Drug Effects
Caffeine and Sodium Citrate Ingestion
A positive ergogenic effect of sodium citrate and caffeine ingestion in a short-term, high-intensity exercise task was shown by several studies. These studies were conducted with healthy, able-bodied subjects.
- Conditions
- Dietary Supplements, Heart Rate/Drug Effects, Lactic Acid/Metabolism, Physical Education and Training/Methods
- Trial name
- NCT01591226
- Testing
- Caffeine, Sodium Citrate, Mannitol
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil
Spinal Cord Injuries, Exercise Training
Effect of Upper-body Rowing on Cardiometabolic Risk in Spinal Cord Injured Wheelchair Users
This randomized controlled trial will determine the effects of 12-weeks of wheelchair user-modified upper-body rowing on both traditional cardiometabolic risk factors in SCI manual wheelchair users.
- Trial name
- NCT04390087
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aalborg University
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
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
Confidence Using a Wheelchair
Efficacy of Wheelchair Skills Training on Confidence Using a Manual Wheelchair
Background and Rationale: Mobility impairment is one of the main correlates of decreased levels of participation in daily and social activities.
- Trial name
- NCT01243164
- Testing
- Wheelchair Skills Training Program
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Energy Supply; Deficiency
Energy Availability in Male and Female Elite Wheelchair Athletes Over Seven Consecutive Training Days
Low energy availability (LEA) is a major problem in sports as athletes ingest often a lower amount of energy compared to their actual needs.
- Trial name
- NCT04254900
- Testing
- evaluating energy availability
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil