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Wheelchair occupant upright body position for Wheelchair

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Research Sponsored by Nova Scotia Health Authority
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up through study completion , an average of 1 hour
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Study Summary

This study is evaluating whether wheelchair skills training for caregivers can improve the ease of getting an occupied wheelchair over a soft surface.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~through study completion , an average of 1 hour
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and through study completion , an average of 1 hour for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Time taken to perform task
Secondary outcome measures
Ability to perform task
Ease of performing the task

Trial Design

4Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Wheelie wheelchair forward and occupant uprightExperimental Treatment3 Interventions
Participant will push a wheelchair using the wheelie technique forward over a 5 m soft surface with the wheelchair occupant in the upright body position.The participant will perform the task once.
Group II: Wheelie wheelchair backward and occupant uprightExperimental Treatment3 Interventions
Participant will pull a wheelchair using the wheelie technique backwards over a 5 m soft surface with the wheelchair occupant in the upright body position.The participant will perform the task once.
Group III: Upright wheelchair forward and occupant uprightExperimental Treatment3 Interventions
Participant will push an upright wheelchair forward over a 5 m soft surface with the wheelchair occupant in the upright body position. The participant will perform the task once.
Group IV: Upright wheelchair backward and occupant uprightExperimental Treatment3 Interventions
Participant will pull an upright wheelchair backwards over a 5 m soft surface with the wheelchair occupant in the upright body position. The participant will perform the task once.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Dalhousie UniversityOTHER
167 Previous Clinical Trials
403,106 Total Patients Enrolled
Nova Scotia Health AuthorityLead Sponsor
257 Previous Clinical Trials
83,782 Total Patients Enrolled

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Effect of Travel Direction, Body Position and Technique on the Ease of Getting an Occupied Wheelchair Over a Soft Surface
Lee Kirby 2021. "Effect of Travel Direction, Body Position and Technique on the Ease of Getting an Occupied Wheelchair Over a Soft Surface". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04998539.
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