Clinical trials: Wheelchairs
Spinal Cord Injuries, Athletes
Effects of Maximum Strength and Acceleration Ability on Performance and Training in Wheelchair Sports
The goal of this observational study is to learn about the relation between grip position and maximal strength and power in wheelchair rugby and basketball athletes.
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Athletes, Wheelchair
- Trial name
- OPM (NCT06200493)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil
Para-Athletes
Comparison of Upper Extremity Reaction Time, Body Awareness, Grip Strength, Agility and Functionality Between Wheelchair Para-Armwrestling and Para-Archery Athletes
Aim of the study is to evaluate upper extremity performance between wheelchair para-armwrestling and para-archery athletes in a multidimensional way and to compare upper extremity reaction time, body awareness, grip strength…
- Trial name
- NCT07735429
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Health Institutes of Turkey
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Spina Bifida, Cerebral Palsy
Grand Valley State University (GVSU) Skills on Wheels
Manual wheelchairs (MWCs) are widely used by children with physical disabilities, yet many of these children are unable to use their wheelchair independently. Instead, they depend on others to push them.
- Conditions
- Spina Bifida, Cerebral Palsy, Genetic Disease, Spinal Cord Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT05339932
- Testing
- Manual Wheelchair Skills Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Grand Valley State University
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
Wheelchair Transfers
Investigation of the Effects of Independent Transfer Training
The objective of this research study is to 1) evaluate the effectiveness of web based transfer training materials for wheelchair users and 2) determine the reliability of a refined transfer assessment instrument (TAI) as…
- Trial name
- NCT03160612
- Testing
- Transfer Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 94 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Spinal Cord Injuries
Wheelchair Backs That Support the Spinal Curves
The overall objective of this fully powered clinical trial is to investigate if using a solid backrest on a manual wheelchair (MWC) will improve postural alignment, function and wheelchair mobility, as compared with an upholstery…
- Trial name
- NCT05068648
- Testing
- Manual Wheelchair (MWC) backrest configuration
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Craig Hospital
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
Multiple Sclerosis
Examining a Wheelchair Exercise-training Intervention for Persons With Multiple Sclerosis
The goal of this randomized controlled clinical trial is to examine the feasibility and initial efficacy of undertaking and delivering a novel, stakeholder-informed exercise training program for wheelchair users with multiple…
- Trial name
- NCT05888727
- Testing
- Seated Physical activity INtervention for persons with MS, "SPIN" program- Intervention Condition, WEllness for Longevity Living with MS (WELL)- Control Condition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Pressure Ulcer
Preliminary Study Leading to Prevention of Pressure Ulcers by the Use of an On-board Device : Ergonomic Assessment of Wheelchair-seat Pressures in Spinal Cord Injured (SCI) Patients ( PRESDIE)
Analysis of stored seat-pressures in SCI patients during a 4-week use of an on-board device. During this period, patients write in an agenda noteworthy events that could occur while they're using their wheelchair.
- Trial name
- PRESDIE (NCT01834417)
- Testing
- TexiMat
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Nantes University Hospital
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