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Effects of Axle Positions on Wheelchair Skills in Manual Wheelchair Users

NCT00949143 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 15

Last updated 2011-03-28

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of altering the wheelchair set-up on mobility and safety by changing the rear-axle position on a manual wheelchair.

Conditions

  • Physical Disability

Interventions

OTHER

rear axle position

Wheelchair axle position located as far towards the rear of the wheelchair as possible.

OTHER

forward axle position

Wheelchair will have the axle at least 5cm farther forward than the most rear axle position.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Nova Scotia Health Authority

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Lee Kirby, MD FRCPC · CDHA

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
17 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-05-31
Primary Completion
2011-02-28
Completion
2011-02-28

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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