Effects of Axle Positions on Wheelchair Skills in Manual Wheelchair Users

March 25, 2011 updated by: Nova Scotia Health Authority
The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of altering the wheelchair set-up on mobility and safety by changing the rear-axle position on a manual wheelchair.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

15

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Canada
    • Nova Scotia
      • Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3H 4K4
        • Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Centre

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

17 years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • manual wheelchair users
  • minimum of 17 years of age
  • at least one week experience in a manual wheelchair, for at least an hour a day
  • alert
  • able to answer questions
  • able to fit in the testing wheelchairs
  • permission to participate from the attending physician

Exclusion Criteria:

  • significant visual impairments
  • unstable medical conditions (e.g., angina)
  • emotional/psychological problems that may make testing unpleasant

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: forward position
Other: forward axle position
Wheelchair will have the axle at least 5cm farther forward than the most rear axle position.
Experimental: rear position
Other: rear axle position
Wheelchair axle position located as far towards the rear of the wheelchair as possible.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Wheelchair skills test
Time Frame: 30 minutes
30 minutes

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Nova Scotia Health Authority

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Lee Kirby, MD FRCPC, CDHA

Publications and helpful links

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Helpful Links

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

May 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2011

Study Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 28, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 29, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

July 30, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

March 28, 2011

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 25, 2011

Last Verified

March 1, 2011

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CDHA-RS-2009-182

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