Clinical trials: Wheelchair Users
Paraplegia, Spinal Cord Injuries
Natural History of Shoulder Pathology in Manual Wheelchair Users
Over 300,000 people in the United States have spinal cord injuries and many use manual wheelchairs for mobility. Most manual wheelchair users will develop shoulder injuries and pain that greatly affect quality of life and level…
- Conditions
- Paraplegia, Spinal Cord Injuries, Shoulder Pain, Tendinopathy
- Trial name
- NHSSI (NCT02600910)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Back Pain
Back Pain Prevalence in Wheelchair Users and Associated Risk Factors
The primary purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of back pain in permanent wheelchair users (excludes transitory users) in different regions of Spain.
- Trial name
- NCT00477568
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 750 people
- Sponsor
- Kovacs Foundation
Exergaming
Development of a Socially Connected Exercise System for Wheelchair Users
Physical activity (PA) levels among Veterans who use wheelchairs is very low despite the importance of PA in improving overall physical and mental health.
- Trial name
- ParaCycle (NCT07189546)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Multiple Sclerosis
Fall Prevention Program for Non-ambulatory Wheeled Mobility Device Users Living With MS
A research study to examine the effectiveness of a fall management program to prevent falls and develop fall recovery strategies for wheeled mobility device users living with Multiple Sclerosis.
- Trial name
- iRoll (NCT03705364)
- Testing
- Fall Management program
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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
Spinal Cord Injuries, Spinal Cord Diseases
Feasibility of HIIT in Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is debilitating to an individual's health, functional capacity and quality of life. This contributes to a sedentary lifestyle and an elevated risk for cardiometabolic and hypokinetic diseases.
- Trial name
- HIIT-SCI (NCT03152110)
- Testing
- HIIT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
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
Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Adult Wheelchair Users
Cardiometabolic Health Intervention Using Movement-to-Music Exercise
The study aims to test the benefits of a 24-week, cardio-emphasized Movement-to-Music exercise program for reversing cardiometabolic health risk factors compared to asynchronous, standard exercise programs among 132 adult…
- Trial name
- CHIME (NCT05606432)
- Testing
- Instructor-led, one-on-one M2M exercise group, Self-guided control with pre-recorded standard exercise videos
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 132 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
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
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
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
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
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
Bone Loss, Spinal Cord Injuries
Intervention on Bone Health in Wheelchair Users
The low mechanical loading of bones among wheelchair users leads to an increased risk of bone fractures and associated complications due to low bone mineral density (BMD).
- Conditions
- Bone Loss, Spinal Cord Injuries, Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida
- Trial name
- BoneWheel (NCT05615402)
- Testing
- Bone-specific strength training, Nutrition optimalisation
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
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
Athletic Injuries, Shoulder Pain
Effects of a Therapeutic Exercise Program for Injuries Prevention in Wheelchair Basketball (WB) Players
Shoulder pain is the most common symptom of physical dysfunction in wheelchair basketball players. About the 85% of this population had shoulder pain in some moment of their life.
- Conditions
- Athletic Injuries, Shoulder Pain, Shoulder Injury
- Trial name
- NCT02842008
- Testing
- Exercise group
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad Politecnica de Madrid
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 Users
Effects of the WHO 8-step Wheelchair Service Delivery Process on Wheelchair Users in El Salvador: a Cohort Study
The objective of this study was to test the hypotheses that wheelchair-related health, wheelchair skills, wheelchair use, poverty probability, and quality of life would improve; and that the number of wheelchair repairs required…
- Trial name
- WUV (NCT04936087)
- Testing
- The World Health Organization 8 steps for manual wheelchair service delivery
- Where
- 13 sites in El Salvador
- Volunteers
- 264 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Momentum Wheels for Humanity
Spinal Cord Injury, Multiple Sclerosis
A Randomized Exercise Trial for Wheelchair Users
People with mobility disabilities are at greater risk than the general population for incurring health problems. Many of these conditions are preventable through behavior and lifestyle changes such as exercise and physical…
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injury, Multiple Sclerosis, Muscular Dystrophy, Cerebral Palsy
- Trial name
- NCT00866112
- Testing
- Educational session to promote physical activity, Minimal contact
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 135 people
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas