Clinical trials: Wheelchair Users
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
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
Spinal Cord Injuries, Tendinopathy
Ultrasound-Guided Treatments for Shoulder Pain in Wheelchair Users With Spinal Cord Injury
Rotator cuff disease (i.e., rotator cuff tendinopathy or tear) is a common cause of shoulder pain in persons with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI).
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Tendinopathy, Rotator Cuff Tears, Shoulder Pain
- Trial name
- MFAT-SCI (NCT04136743)
- Testing
- Lipogems, Dexamethasone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Kessler Foundation
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
Movement Disorders
Effectiveness of a Wheelchair Skills Training Program for Power Mobility Users: A Randomized Controlled Trial
This is a 3-year multi-centre, single-blinded, randomized controlled trial (RCT) to test the hypothesis that wheelchair skills training (using a systematic training program called the Wheelchair Skills Training Program) improves…
- Trial name
- NCT01432418
- Testing
- Wheelchair skills training program
- Where
- 6 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 116 people
- Sponsor
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
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
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
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
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
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
Spinal Cord Injuries
Biofeedback for Wheelchair Users
This study will evaluate movement of the arm and forces put through the hand during activities performed in a manual wheelchair.
- Trial name
- NCT02700178
- Testing
- Biofeedback
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
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
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
Pressure Area
Pressure Relief Education and Training for Wheelchair Users
There can be barriers for clients with progressive disorders who are power wheelchair users and their caregivers that prohibit them from performing pressure relief.
- Trial name
- NCT06252597
- Testing
- education and training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Mobility Impairment
User Evaluation of Advanced Personalized Modular Pressure Relief Seating Cushion Systems
30 Veterans who are full-time wheelchair users will use personalized modular cushions for two weeks each. Personalized cushions will be created using a cushion fitting process the investigators have already developed and tested.
- Trial name
- Squishycushion (NCT03494127)
- Testing
- Use of GEL BALL FITTED MODULAR CUSHION, Use of SQUISHINS FITTED MODULAR CUSHION
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Wheelchair Users, Athletic Performance
Vibration Therapy in Wheelchair Basketball Players
No study was found that investigated the effect of vibration therapy (VT) on recovery from exercise in WCB players. Therefore, the aim of the study was to investigate the effects of wearable local vibration device on muscle…
- Conditions
- Wheelchair Users, Athletic Performance, Disability, Disabled Persons
- Trial name
- NCT06403384
- Testing
- Vibration
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Karabuk University
Multiple Sclerosis
Efficacy of Seated Physical Activity INtervention(SPIN) for Wheelchair Users With Multiple Sclerosis
The purpose of this study is to assess changes in the outcome of exercise behavior between the SPIN exercise-training condition and the WEllness for Longevity Living (WELL) attention/contact wellness control condition and to…
- Trial name
- SPIN (NCT07891520)
- Testing
- SPIN exercise-training, Control Condition (WELL)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
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
Paraplegia, Paralysis, Legs
Improving Clinician Capacity to Provide Interventions for Manual Wheelchair Users
The objective of this study is to determine the effectiveness of remote manual wheelchair skills training program for clinicians.
- Trial name
- SKILL (NCT06294834)
- Testing
- Part 1 of intervention A - Wheelchair skills training modules, Part 2 of intervention A - Asynchronous feedback from a remote trainer, Intervention B: Education on wheelchair provision
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 235 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
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