Status:
UNKNOWN
Adjusting Wheelchair Set-Up to Minimize Shoulder Joint Forces During Propulsion
Lead Sponsor:
Kessler Foundation
Conditions:
Paraplegia
Upper Limb Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Brief Summary
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. As a result of greater than normal usage o...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Experienced Wheelchair Users:
- Have a neurological impairment secondary to a spinal cord injury which occurred over 1 year prior to the start of the study;
- SCI at or below T1 (complete or incomplete);
- Use a manual wheelchair as a primary means of mobility (at least 40 hrs. per week but not necessarily always in motion);
- SCI after age 18
- Have 24 inch diameter wheels with quick-release axles.
Exclusion
- History of fractures or dislocations in the arms including the shoulder, elbow, and wrist;
- Upper limb dysthetic pain as a result of a syrinx or reflex sympathetic dystrophy;
- Pregnant women;
- Shoulder pain that a MWU describes as limiting their ability to propel a manual wheelchair;
- History of neurologic disorder other than spinal cord injury (e.g. brain injury).
- Inexperienced Manual Wheelchair Users:
- Inclusion Criteria:
- Be between the ages of 18 and 65 years of age.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2008
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
July 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
9 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00785278
Start Date
July 1 2008
End Date
July 1 2010
Last Update
November 5 2008
Active Locations (1)
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Kessler Medical Rehabilitation Research and Education Center
West Orange, New Jersey, United States, 07052