Remote Wheelchair Skills Training Efficacy

University of Pittsburgh

Status: Completed

Conditions: Spinal Cord Injuries

Treatments: Behavioral: Wheelchair Skills Training - Remote; Behavioral: Wheelchair Skills Training - In Person

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Other U.S. Federal agency

Identifiers

NCT03499951

PRO18010289

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of remote training to teach clinicians how to train others in wheelchair skills.

Enrollment: 32 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 75 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age 18 to 75

Exclusion criteria

• Upper or lower extremity injury that would preclude the ability to use a wheelchair.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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32 participants in 2 patient groups

Wheelchair Skills Trainers

Other group

Description:

Individuals will receive remotely delivered wheelchair skills training, after which they will be assessed on their ability to teach the Wheelchair Skills Trainees a series of wheelchair skills in a one-on-one environment. The intervention for this group is Wheelchair Skills Training - Remote.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Wheelchair Skills Training - Remote

Wheelchair Skills Trainees

Other group

Description:

Individuals will receive one-on-one wheelchair skills training from the Wheelchair Skills Trainers. The intervention for this group is Wheelchair Skills Training - In Person.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Wheelchair Skills Training - In Person