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Wheelchair Backs That Support the Spinal Curves

NCT05068648 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2025-02-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The overall objective of this fully powered clinical trial is to investigate if using a solid backrest on a manual wheelchair (MWC) will improve postural alignment, function and wheelchair mobility, as compared with an upholstery backrest, and to explore the impact of overall back height, contour, and seat gap when using a solid backrest in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI).

Conditions

  • Spinal Cord Injuries

Interventions

OTHER

Manual Wheelchair (MWC) backrest configuration

Wheelchair backrest fitting, postural and functional assessment

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

    collaborator OTHER

  • Craig Hospital

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-12-01
Primary Completion
2025-01-07
Completion
2025-01-07

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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