Status:
COMPLETED
Virtual Reality Based Testing of Power Wheelchair Driving Skills
Lead Sponsor:
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Conditions:
Spinal Cord Injury
Spina Bifida
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Brief Summary
The purpose of this research study is to examine whether computer based or virtual reality based driving assessments are as useful as real-world power wheelchair driving tests in measuring driving per...
Detailed Description
This study has an experimental, repeated measures design with validity and reliability testing. In Phase 1 of the study, we designed and developed the software needed to deliver the computer-based and...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Subjects must be between 18 to 80 years old.
- Subjects must have a diagnosis of SCI, spina bifida, syringomyelia, spinal stenosis, transverse myelitis, ALS, spinal cord disease, multiple sclerosis, stroke, polytraumatic injury, or TBI with residual motor, sensory, or cognitive impairments that impair mobility.
- Subjects must use a power wheelchair or an attendant propelled manual wheelchair for all or part of their mobility.
- Subjects must be able to provide informed consent.
- Subjects must have very basic cognitive, visual, and motor skills to interact with an interface.
Exclusion
- Subjects who have active pelvic or thigh wounds. (They may be worsened by prolonged sitting).
- Subjects with a history of seizures in the last 90 days. (A computer screen task has the potential to induce seizures).
- Subjects who do not pass the screening protocol.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2011
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
31 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00951509
Start Date
August 1 2011
End Date
January 1 2013
Last Update
August 24 2015
Active Locations (1)
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VA Pittsburgh Health Care System
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15240