Status:
COMPLETED
Manual Wheelchair Propulsion Training
Lead Sponsor:
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of Pittsburgh
Conditions:
Manual Wheelchair Users
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this research study is to investigate a manual wheelchair training program to improve the way manual wheelchair users push their wheelchairs.
Detailed Description
The purpose of this research is to create a manual wheelchair propulsion-training program (MWPTP) that emphasizes propulsion techniques that improve the manual wheelchair users stroke pattern and effi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 18 years of age or greater
- Use of a manual wheelchair as primary means of mobility (\>80% of their ambulation)
- Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) cervical 7 level and lower
Exclusion
- Wheelchair athletes having competed in racing in the last year.
- Current upper limb pain that limits mobility.
- \<1 year post inpatient rehabilitation
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2003
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
28 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00226252
Start Date
December 1 2003
End Date
November 1 2012
Last Update
March 12 2013
Active Locations (1)
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Human Engineering Research Laboratories
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15206