Clinical trials: Wheelchair Users
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
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
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
Spinal Cord Injuries
Mobile and Remote Monitoring of Seating Pressure for Wheelchair Users With SCI
This study will examine two interventions to increase weight shifts, overall trunk movement, and self-efficacy related to pressure ulcer prevention in wheelchair users with a spinal cord injury (SCI).
- Trial name
- NCT03987243
- Testing
- Structured Pressure Ulcer Prevention Education, Mobile Seat Interface Pressure Mapping System (IPM)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Stroke
The Feasibility and Effect of PACUTS on Health Promotion for Stroke Wheelchair User in Long-term Care Institution
Most of the residents in long-term care institution were wheelchair users, however, it would limit the participation in physical activities, and thus increase the degree of disability as they excessively rely on wheelchair.
- Trial name
- NCT05239052
- Testing
- computer task intervention, conventional long-term care services
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
Shoulder Kinematics and Acute Ultrasonographic Changes in Manual Wheelchair Users With Spinal Cord Injury
People who lose function of the lower limb due to spinal cord injury (SCI) need to use their arms for activities of daily life especially during weight-bearing tasks, such as transfers, and manual wheelchair (MWC) propulsion in…
- Trial name
- NCT04712188
- Testing
- Musculoskeletal ultrasonography, Wheelchair propelling test
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Gaziler Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital
Physical Activity
Evaluation of a Smartphone-delivered Peer-led Physical Activity Counselling Program for Manual Wheelchair Users
Despite physical activity (PA) being a valuable modality for promoting health, the evidence for effective PA intervention strategies for manual wheelchair (MWC) users is underdeveloped.
- Trial name
- ALLWheel (NCT02826707)
- Testing
- SPPAC intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Laval University
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
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
Difficulty Walking
EPIC WheelS Feasibility Study
Many older adults have difficulty walking. A wheelchair can improve their participation but older adults typically receive little wheelchair training.
- Trial name
- NCT01740635
- Testing
- EPIC WheelS Training Program
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Characterization of the Postural Habits of Wheelchair Users Analysis of the Acceptability of International Recommendations in the Prevention of Pressure Sores Risk by Using a Connected Textile Sensor
Spinal cord injuries and people with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy or Infant Spinal Muscular Atrophy (ISA) are prone to pain and pressure sores associated with prolonged sitting.
- Trial name
- Es-Alert (NCT04335942)
- Testing
- Alert "AFNOR 3.6"., Alertes " AFNOR 3.6 " et alertes " Guidelines ".
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
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
Spinal Cord Injuries, Paraplegia
Interactive Telehealth for Wheelchair Users
During typical daily activity, people with established spinal cord injury perform significantly fewer pressure-relief maneuvers than the recommended frequency while overestimating their adherence on recall surveys of pressure…
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Paraplegia, Pressure Ulcer, Buttock
- Trial name
- NCT04266808
- Testing
- An interactive telehealth monitoring and biofeedback system, Education Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Rancho Research Institute, Inc.
Neurologic Disorders, Spinal Cord Injury
Reliability and Validity of the PReFS
This study is testing the psychometric properties of a new tool to determine recommendations for pressure relief frequency in wheelchair users.
- Conditions
- Neurologic Disorders, Spinal Cord Injury, Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trial name
- PReFS (NCT07280923)
- Testing
- Interview
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor University
Neuromuscular Diseases
Elaboration of a Pronostic Score of Changes on Wheelchair's Seating System
Development and validation study of a prognostic score - study of prognostic performance by a prospective longitudinal multicenter cohort spread over 8 centers: 4 for the development cohort and 4 for the validation cohort).
- Trial name
- BPIP-Score MNM (NCT05785546)
- Testing
- usual care
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 368 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
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
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
Shoulder Pain, Spinal Cord Injury
Safe and Effective Shoulder Exercise Training in Manual Wheelchair Users With SCI
This study will compare two exercise programs in an interventional study for manual wheelchair users with spinal cord injury and shoulder pain.
- Trial name
- NCT02777281
- Testing
- Shoulder pain and SCI, Shoulder pain and able bodies
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
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
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