Effectiveness of a Wheelchair Skills Training Program for Power Mobility Users: A Randomized Controlled Trial
This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified September 2012 by Capital District Health Authority, Canada
Sponsor:
Capital District Health Authority, Canada
Collaborator:
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Lee Kirby, Capital District Health Authority, Canada
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01432418
First received: September 8, 2011
Last updated: September 18, 2012
Last verified: September 2012
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Purpose
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 wheelchair skills and safety of 144 powered wheelchair users. A second objective is to assess the effects of age, sex, training centre, and participant experience on outcomes, assessing the retention of benefits and assessing the impact of training on other important outcomes.
| Condition | Intervention |
|---|---|
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Movement Disorders |
Other: Wheelchair skills training program |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor) Primary Purpose: Supportive Care |
| Official Title: | Effectiveness of a Wheelchair Skills Training Program for Power Mobility Users: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
Resource links provided by NLM:
Further study details as provided by Capital District Health Authority, Canada:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Change from baseline in Wheelchair Skills, WST 4.1 questionnaire version [ Time Frame: baseline, 1 month , 3 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]A measure of what the person 'can do' (capacity), 'does do' (performance), and the safety of various wheelchair skills. The Wheelchair Skills Test (WST) version 4.1 in questionnaire format will be used.
| Estimated Enrollment: | 144 |
| Study Start Date: | June 2012 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date: | May 2015 |
| Estimated Primary Completion Date: | May 2015 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
|---|---|
| Experimental: wheelchair training |
Other: Wheelchair skills training program
A training program that uses methods based on the rehabilitation, wheelchair, and motor skills literature to teach wheelchair skills.
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No Intervention: Control
Standard of care only
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Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- new or experienced powered wheelchair users
- use or are expected to use powered wheelchairs for at least 4 hrs/week
- have access to a powered wheelchair with a suitable range of controller settings (i.e. able to climb a 5cm level change) for testing and training
- equal or greater than 18 years of age
- able to follow directions in either French or English (whichever is in use at the participating site)
- have the potential to operate their powered wheelchairs independently
- have room for improvement (in the opinion of the potential participant's clinician)
- requires no more than minimal assistance for communication and auditory comprehension (in the opinion of the potential participant's clinician)
- able to follow 2-step commands
- demonstrate the ability to attend training sessions during the intake session
- competent to provide their own informed consent
- able to be comfortably seated in the powered wheelchairs that will be used for the study (if not their own).
Exclusion Criteria:
- use or are expected to use a scooter
- have a rapidly progressive disorder (e.g. amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or terminal cancer)
- have significant visual impairments (legally blind)
- have unstable medical conditions (e.g. angina, seizures)
- have emotional problems (e.g. severe anxiety, depression) that might make participation unsafe or unpleasant
Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01432418
Contacts
| Contact: Lee Kirby, MD, FRCP | 902-473-1268 | Lee.Kirby@cdha.nshealth.ca |
Locations
| Canada, British Columbia | |
| GFS Rehabilitation Centre | Recruiting |
| Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V5Z 2G9 | |
| Contact: Bill Miller, PhD 604-714-4107 billm@mail.ubc.ca | |
| Principal Investigator: Bill Miller, PhD | |
| Canada, Nova Scotia | |
| Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Centre | Recruiting |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3H 4K4 | |
| Canada, Ontario | |
| University of Western Ontario | Recruiting |
| London, Ontario, Canada, N6G 1H1 | |
| Contact: Jan Polgar, PhD 519 661-2111 ext 86680 jpolgar@uwo.ca | |
| Principal Investigator: Jan Polgar, PhD | |
| Toronto Rehab | Recruiting |
| Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 1V7 | |
| Contact: Alex Mihailidis, PhD 416-946-8565 alex.mihailidis@utoronto.ca | |
| Principal Investigator: Alex Mihailidis,, PhD | |
| Canada, Quebec | |
| Centre de Réadaptation Lucie-Bruneau | Recruiting |
| Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H2H 2N8 | |
| Contact: Louise Demers, PhD 514- 343-6111 ext 4397 louise.demers@umontreal.ca | |
| Principal Investigator: Louise Demers, PhD | |
| Centre Interdisciplinaire de Recherche en Réadaptation et Intégration Sociale | Recruiting |
| Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, G1M 2S8 | |
| Contact: Francois Routhier, PhD 418-529-9141 ext 6256 francois.routhier@rea.ulaval.ca | |
| Principal Investigator: Francois Routhier | |
Sponsors and Collaborators
Capital District Health Authority, Canada
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Investigators
| Principal Investigator: | Lee Kirby, MD, FRCP | Capital District Health Authority, Canada |
More Information
No publications provided
| Responsible Party: | Lee Kirby, Attending Staff Physician, Department of Medicine, Capital District Health Authority, Canada |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01432418 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | 230378, CDHA-RS/2012-133 |
| Study First Received: | September 8, 2011 |
| Last Updated: | September 18, 2012 |
| Health Authority: | Canada: Health Canada |
Keywords provided by Capital District Health Authority, Canada:
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rehabilitation wheelchairs safety disability evaluation motor skills |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Movement Disorders Central Nervous System Diseases Nervous System Diseases |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 16, 2013