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Effectiveness of the Wheelchair Skills Training Program in People With Complex Movement Disorders

NCT05293093 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 12

Last updated 2023-03-02

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Summary

The overall goal of this project is to increase independent mobility in populations with complex movement disorders, such as severe cerebral palsy, by adapting The Wheelchair Skills Training Program (WSTP) to the needs and capabilities of this population. The primary objective is to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of an adapted Wheelchair Skills Training Program tailored for children with complex movement disorders and its impact on wheelchair mobility skills. Secondary objectives are to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of an adapted Wheelchair Skills Training Program tailored for children with complex movement disorders, and its impact on stress, fatigue, and symptoms of the movement disorder, and to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of an adapted Wheelchair Skills Training Program tailored for children with complex movement disorders, and its impact on participation. The investigators hypothesize an improvement in wheelchair skill capacity and performance post-intervention compared to pre-intervention. In addition, the investigators hypothesize that the levels of stress and fatigue are in the general low to moderate throughout the training sessions. However, the investigators also expect that higher levels of (perceived) stress and fatigue negatively impact task performance and provoke the symptoms of the movement disorder. The investigators hypothesize that participation will improve post-intervention compared to pre-intervention.

Conditions

  • Cerebral Palsy

Interventions

OTHER

Wheelchair Skills Training Program

a standardized training method for users of manual and powered wheelchairs and it combines evidence on motor-skills learning with evidence on how to perform specific wheelchair skills. A recent systematic review and meta-analysis provided evidence that WSTP is a safe and effective intervention that has a clinically meaningful effect on powered wheelchair skill capacity, in particular for new wheelchair users. The WSTP has shown to be effective in several wheelchair-dependent populations and promising to be used in people with complex movement disorders. Yet, adaptation to the specific needs and capabilities of individuals with complex movement disorders is necessary as it has not been assessed in this population. During the 4-week training phase, the participants will receive 3 training sessions per week of 45 minutes, including exercises as described in the Wheelchair Skill Training Program Version 5.1.2

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • KU Leuven

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Elegast Monbaliu, PhD · KU Leuven Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Campus Bruges

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Years
Max Age
21 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-03-02
Primary Completion
2023-01-16
Completion
2023-01-16

Countries

  • Belgium

Study Locations

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