Mobile and Remote Monitoring of Seating Pressure for Wheelchair Users With SCI

Summary

This study will examine two interventions to increase weight shifts, overall trunk movement, and self-efficacy related to pressure ulcer prevention in wheelchair users with a spinal cord injury (SCI).

Conditions

• Spinal Cord Injuries

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Structured Pressure Ulcer Prevention Education

Structured education for performance weight shift maneuvers and pressure ulcer prevention will occur during the initial visit for each subject. The education method used aligns with principles of the social cognitive theory to facilitate learning. The purpose in providing the education is to ensure all of the participants receive uniform instruction in how to perform weight shifts and to facilitate understanding of the importance of completing them as a protective measure against pressure ulcer development. Because each participant will come into the study at varying levels of understanding about pressure ulcer risk and knowledge of how to complete weight shift maneuvers, the education component is critical to ensure all participants are provided with the same information in the same way.

OTHER

Mobile Seat Interface Pressure Mapping System (IPM)

This mobile IPM system was designed to provide visual information about seat interface pressure distribution to compensate for lack of sensation on the sitting surface. This variable will be toggled on and off between the intervention and control phases of the study. The participants will have access to the visual feedback while learning how to complete weight shift maneuvers at the initial visit and then again at home during the intervention phases (weeks 2 and 4). During the control phases (weeks 1 and 3), they will not have access to the visual feedback from the pressure map

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Minnesota

  collaborator OTHER

• National Institute on Aging (NIA)

  collaborator NIH

• Mayo Clinic

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Melissa MB Morrow, PhD · Mayo Clinic

• Tamara L Vos-Draper, PhD · University of Minnesota

Study Design

Allocation

NA

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

80 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2017-02-14

Primary Completion

2017-09-11

Completion

2017-09-11

Countries

• United States

Study Locations