Physical Performance Measures for Manual Wheelchair Users

This study has been completed.

First Received on February 22, 2001. Last Updated on January 20, 2009 History of Changes

Sponsor:	Department of Veterans Affairs
Information provided by:	Department of Veterans Affairs
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00011544

Purpose

The project is intended to modify the Functional Independence Measure (FIM) for manual wheelchair users. It will determine if the new measure is a better measure of community independence for manual wheelchair users than the FIM. During the Phase 1 of the study it will then use this new measure to determine whether a home exercise program increases functional independence in wheelchair users. In Phases II and III of the study 120 manual wheelchair users will participate to test and validate the new measure and to test the effectiveness of therapeutic exercise. Subjects will range in age from 20 to 79 yrs. and have a variety of disabilities.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Spinal Cord Injury	Procedure: Performance Measure	Phase II

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment Masking: Open Label
Official Title:	Physical Performance Measures for Manual Wheelchair Users

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Spinal Cord Injuries

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Department of Veterans Affairs:

Estimated Enrollment:	120
Study Start Date:	January 1998
Study Completion Date:	December 2000

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	20 Years to 79 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes

Criteria

Wheelchair users

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00011544

Locations

United States, Maryland
VAMC, Baltimore
Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Sponsors and Collaborators

Department of Veterans Affairs

Investigators

Investigator:	John Fryer, Ph.D., Asst. Director	Department of Veterans Affairs, Program Analysis and Review Section (PARS), Rehabilitation Research & Development Service
Investigator:	Nancy Rocheleau, Program Analyst	Department of Veterans Affairs, Program Analysis and Review Section (PARS), Rehabilitation Research & Development Service

More Information

No publications provided

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00011544 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	B1751R
Study First Received:	February 22, 2001
Last Updated:	January 20, 2009
Health Authority:	United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by Department of Veterans Affairs:

wheelchair, biomechanics, aging, functional outcome, disability

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Spinal Cord Injuries
Spinal Cord Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases

Nervous System Diseases
Trauma, Nervous System
Wounds and Injuries

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on February 09, 2012