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Mobile Manual Standing Wheelchair for SCI

NCT04668326 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 25

Last updated 2026-04-09

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Summary

People with spinal cord injuries (SCI) are particularly prone to complications from excessive sitting, because many are not able to stand without support. Excessive sitting after SCI is believed to contribute to pressure injuries, pain, osteoporosis, joint stiffness, spasticity, and worsening bowel and bladder function. The VA has developed, patented, and licensed a mobile manual standing wheelchair (MMSW), and the investigators believe the key feature of being able to wheel around while in a standing position will dramatically change how paralyzed Veterans function in their home and community. If this expanded utility is realized, persons with SCI may naturally spend more time standing and less time sitting. To test these ideas, Veterans with SCI will be randomized to using one of two manual standing wheelchairs at home and in the community for two months.

Conditions

  • Spinal Cord Injuries and Disorders

Interventions

DEVICE

Manual Standing Wheelchair

Mobile in seated position; Not mobile in standing position

DEVICE

Mobile Manual Standing Wheelchair

Mobile in BOTH seated and standing positions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • VA Office of Research and Development

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Andrew H Hansen, PhD · Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN

  • B. Jenny Kiratli, PhD · VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-05-01
Primary Completion
2025-09-30
Completion
2026-03-31
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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