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Natural History of Shoulder Pathology in Manual Wheelchair Users

NCT02600910 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 75

Last updated 2025-09-16

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Summary

Over 300,000 people in the United States have spinal cord injuries and many use manual wheelchairs for mobility. Most manual wheelchair users will develop shoulder injuries and pain that greatly affect quality of life and level of independence. Understanding when shoulder disease starts in manual wheelchair users and which daily activities contribute to the disease will provide necessary evidence for effective primary prevention methods to inhibit the development of further disability. Our central hypothesis is that the development of shoulder disease in manual wheelchair users will be strongly associated with the cumulative exposure to elevated shoulder postures combined with high upper body loading.

Conditions

  • Paraplegia
  • Spinal Cord Injuries
  • Shoulder Pain
  • Tendinopathy

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Mayo Clinic

    collaborator OTHER

  • West Virginia University

    collaborator OTHER

  • The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Melissa Morrow · University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-11-30
Primary Completion
2026-08-31
Completion
2026-08-31

Countries

  • United States

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