Clinical trials: Wheelchair Mobility
Spinal Cord Injuries and Disorders
Mobile Manual Standing Wheelchair for SCI
People with spinal cord injuries (SCI) are particularly prone to complications from excessive sitting, because many are not able to stand without support.
- Trial name
- MMSW-SCI (NCT04668326)
- Testing
- Manual Standing Wheelchair, Mobile Manual Standing Wheelchair
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Spinal Cord Injury, Spina Bifida
Virtual Reality Based Testing of Power Wheelchair Driving Skills
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 performance and whether they may…
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injury, Spina Bifida, Spinal Cord Disease
- Trial name
- NCT00951509
- Testing
- Power Mobility Road Test (PMRT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Upper Extremity Injury, Sport Injury
Throwers Ten Exercises On Upper Extremity Function and Explosive Power in Wheelchair Basketball and Basketball Players
Basketball is a challenging sport that requires participants to demonstrate physical fitness and special athletic skills at high levels.
- Conditions
- Upper Extremity Injury, Sport Injury, Shoulder Pain, Muscle Weakness
- Trial name
- NCT04019990
- Testing
- The effect of throwers ten exercise programme on wheelchair basketball and ambulant basketball players
- Where
- Cyprus
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Multiple Sclerosis
Exercise Rehabilitation Program in MS Who Use Wheelchairs as a Primary Mobility Device
Approximately 50% of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) use a wheelchair within 30 years of the initial diagnosis. Wheelchair use in MS is often associated with fatigue as a consequence of muscle weakness.
- Trial name
- MSGH (NCT06410261)
- Testing
- Exercise rehabilitation program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Chicago
Disability
Pneumatic Technology for Powered Mobility Devices
Over 240,000 Veterans with disabilities use mobility devices such as manual and power wheelchairs and scooters, and this number continues to grow.
- Trial name
- PTPMD (NCT03898362)
- Testing
- pneumatically powered wheelchair or scooter, battery powered wheelchair or scooter
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Stroke, Mobility
Power Mobility Training for Persons With Stroke
To test the hypothesis that persons with stroke can safely and effectively learn to use power mobility devices. The primary objective of this project is to test the hypothesis that, with formal wheelchair skills training, people…
- Trial name
- NCT00924872
- Testing
- wheelchair skills training
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
Cerebral Palsy, Conditions Similar to Cerebral Palsy
IndieTrainer: Enabling Individuals With Cerebral Palsy to Receive Power Mobility Training
Power wheelchairs offer children who are unable to independently opportunities for participation in social, educational, and leisure activities.
- Trial name
- NCT05473182
- Testing
- IndieTrainer system
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Grand Valley State University
Self-efficacy, Wheelchair Mobility
WheelSeeU Feasibility Study
Self-efficacy predicts behavioural and rehabilitation outcomes and may be an important psychological factor for wheelchair mobility.
- Trial name
- NCT01838135
- Testing
- WheelSeeU Training Program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Neurologic Disorder, Paralysis
EMPOWER Early Feasibility Study: Non-invasive BCI to Control a Wheelchair for People With Paralysis
Neuralis is an innovative assistive technology designed for individuals with severe neuromuscular conditions, enabling wheelchair control through EEG signals.
- Conditions
- Neurologic Disorder, Paralysis, Paralysis; Stroke, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Trial name
- NCT06169696
- Testing
- Intervention/Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Synaptrix Labs Inc.
Multiple Sclerosis
Fall Prevention Program for Non-ambulatory Wheeled Mobility Device Users Living With MS
A research study to examine the effectiveness of a fall management program to prevent falls and develop fall recovery strategies for wheeled mobility device users living with Multiple Sclerosis.
- Trial name
- iRoll (NCT03705364)
- Testing
- Fall Management program
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Movement Disorders
Effectiveness of a Wheelchair Skills Training Program for Power Mobility Users: A Randomized Controlled Trial
This is a 3-year multi-centre, single-blinded, randomized controlled trial (RCT) to test the hypothesis that wheelchair skills training (using a systematic training program called the Wheelchair Skills Training Program) improves…
- Trial name
- NCT01432418
- Testing
- Wheelchair skills training program
- Where
- 6 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 116 people
- Sponsor
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
People Who Use Motorized Wheelchairs for Mobility
Using an Adaptive Rower for People Using Motorized Wheelchairs
The goal of this clinical trial are to determine the feasibility and impact of an adaptive rower exercise intervention for adults who use motorized wheelchairs for mobility. The main question[s] it aims to answer are: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT06546891
- Testing
- Adaptive Rowing
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina