Clinical trials: Wheelchair Mobility
Older Adult Manual Wheelchair Users
Enhancing Participation In the Community by Improving Wheelchair Skills: Phase 2
The purpose of this project is to conduct a pilot study of the EPIC WheelS wheelchair skills home training program for older adults in preparation for a third phase feasibility study.
- Trial name
- EPIC WheelS (NCT01644292)
- Testing
- EPIC WheelS
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Collaborative Power Mobility Innovative Learning OpporTunity (CoPILOT) - A Pilot Study of a New Training Approach (Phase 2)
Losing the ability to walk can lead to fewer opportunities to socialize with friends and family and participate in the community.
- Trial name
- NCT02982252
- Testing
- CoPILOT
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Mobility Limitation
Wheeled Mobility for Preventing Pressure Ulcers
The proposed clinical trial is aimed at demonstrating the important role wheelchairs play in preventing pressure ulcers (bed sores).
- Trial name
- RCT-WC2 (NCT01275313)
- Testing
- Lightweight wheelchair, Skin Protection Cushion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 258 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Mobility Limitation
Training to Enhance Adaptation and Management for Wheelchair Users (TEAMWheels)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of a 1-month, peer-led eHealth training program (TEAM Wheels) on satisfaction with activity participation and related rehabilitation outcomes among individuals transitioning to…
- Trial name
- TEAMWheels (NCT04090177)
- Testing
- TEAM Wheels
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
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
Mobility Limitation, Wheelchairs
Observational Study on Changing the Quality of Life in Daily Life Activities After Clinical Approach Positioning the Wheelchair
Stemming from the common practice of attribution of the technical helps in the posture in Canada, the multidisciplinary approach of positioning develops in France for more than 10 years old.
- Trial name
- NCT02901444
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes
Cerebral Palsy, Child, Preschool
Effect of Power Wheelchairs on the Development and Function of Young Children With Severe Physical Disabilities
Self-produced locomotion often is limited in children with cerebral palsy and other conditions that cause severe motor impairments.
- Trial name
- NCT01115998
- Testing
- Power wheelchair, No power wheelchairs
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Xavier Electromyographic Wheelchair Control for Limited Mobility Patients
The purpose of this study is to assess the functional mobility and self-reported satisfaction with the Xavier electromyography hands-free wheelchair control system in comparison with a standard joystick.
- Trial name
- NCT04800926
- Testing
- Xavier wheelchair controller
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Wheelchair Users
Impact of Pushrim Activated Power Assist Wheelchairs on Mobility Among People With Tetraplegia
The purpose of this three phase study is to evaluate a Pushrim Activated Power Assist Wheelchair (PAPAW). Phase I will examine whether the steady-state, metabolic energy efficiency for propelling a manual wheelchair with and…
- Trial name
- NCT00281463
- Testing
- Pushrim Activated Power Assist
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
Chronic Heart Disorder, Lung Disorder
Wheeled Mobility in Everyday Life
The project will examine how mobility performance in real life tasks and environments is impacted by the use of specific types of wheeled mobility devices (wheeled walker, manual wheelchair, power wheelchair/scooter).
- Conditions
- Chronic Heart Disorder, Lung Disorder, Arthritis
- Trial name
- RERC-4a (NCT00981344)
- Testing
- Wheeled Mobility in Everyday Life:Effects of Wheelchair Type on Mobility Performance of Elders in Public Environments
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Spinal Cord Injury
Wheelchair Mobility Assessment of Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury
The specific aims of this study are: 1) to assess the test-retest reliability of a modification of an existing wheelchair propulsion assessment and 2) validate the modification against traditional measures of physical strength…
- Trial name
- NCT01204047
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Wheelchair Mobility, Manual Wheelchair Skills Training
Wheelchair Skills Training for People with ARSACS and DM1
Wheelchairs (WC) are often provided to people with ARSACS and MD1 when they are not able to walk anymore. However, giving someone a MWC alone does not guarantee they will use it safely or properly.
- Conditions
- Wheelchair Mobility, Manual Wheelchair Skills Training, ARSACS, Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1
- Trial name
- NCT06596850
- Testing
- Wheelchair Skills Training Program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Laval University
Self-efficacy
WheelSee Feasibility Study
Self-efficacy predicts behavioural and rehabilitation outcomes and may be an important psychological factor for wheelchair mobility.
- Trial name
- NCT01837888
- Testing
- WheelSee Training Program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Cerebral Palsy, Arthrogryposis
Effects of Power Mobility on Young Children With Severe Motor Impairments
The purpose this study is to determine the effects of power mobility on the development and function of young children of young children whose severe physical disabilities limit their exploratory behaviors and may unnecessarily…
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Arthrogryposis, Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Other Central Nervous System or Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT01028833
- Testing
- Power mobility
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
Power Wheelchair, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Collaborative Power Mobility Innovative Learning OpporTunity (CoPILOT) - A Pilot Study of a New Training Approach (Phase 1)
Losing the ability to walk can lead to fewer opportunities to socialize with friends and family and participate in the community.
- Conditions
- Power Wheelchair, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Spinal Cord Injuries
- Trial name
- CoPILOT (NCT02320786)
- Testing
- CoPILOT
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Spinal Cord Injuries
Effects of the SmartDrive on Mobility, Activity and Shoulder Pain Among People With SCI Using Manual Wheelchairs
This is a prospective study of manual wheelchair users with spinal cord injury (SCI). The users will be their own controls. The primary purpose of the study is to evaluate the ability of the power assist device SmartDrive to…
- Trial name
- NCT04241003
- Testing
- SmartDrive Mx2+
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Permobil, Inc.
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
Blindness, Spinal Cord Injury
Use of "Smart Wheelchairs" to Provide Independent Mobility to Visual and Mobility Impairments
The goal of this project is to evaluate the Smart Wheelchair Component System (SWCS) for power wheelchairs and the Smart Power Assistance Module (SPAM) for manual wheelchairs in realistic indoor environments with target users…
- Trial name
- NCT00333762
- Testing
- Smart Power Assistance Module (SPAM), Smart Wheelchair Component System (SWCS)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
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
Cerebral Palsy, Spastic
Effects of Dynamic Wheelchair Seating on Spasticity and Functional Mobility in Children
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a non-degenerative neuromuscular disease that can exist at or occur as a result of birth. Because of damage to one or more parts of the brain that control movement, an affected child cannot control his or…
- Trial name
- NCT00306761
- Testing
- Dynamic Wheelchair Seating System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Montana State University