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Manual Wheelchair Propulsion Training

NCT00226252 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 28

Last updated 2013-03-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this research study is to investigate a manual wheelchair training program to improve the way manual wheelchair users push their wheelchairs.

Conditions

  • Manual Wheelchair Users

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Instruction Only

Video details an individual propelling a manual wheelchair with biomechanically correct propulsion technique.

PROCEDURE

Instruction and Feedback

Individuals will watch video of correct propulsion technique and will receive real-time feedback from the SMART Wheel as they push their wheelchair to help optimize their propulsion technique.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Pittsburgh

    collaborator OTHER

  • VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Michael L Boninger, MD · University of Pittsburgh and VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-12-31
Primary Completion
2008-03-31
Completion
2012-11-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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