Clinical Evaluation of a Wheelchair Mounted Robotic Arm

NCT ID: NCT00011609

Last Updated: 2009-01-21

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2000-08-31

Study Completion Date

2001-11-30

Brief Summary

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The primary purpose of this project, is to evaluate the effect of a wheelchair mounted robotic arm (WMRA) to improve the functional independence of veterans with SCI.

The study will determine if the ability to perform marker tasks within the following four categories is improved after the 4 week training period using the robotic arm:

1\. activities of daily living, 2. vocational tasks, 3. advanced tasks, and subject-specific tasks.

Detailed Description

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The primary purpose of this project, is to evaluate the effect of a wheelchair mounted robotic arm (WMRA) to improve the functional independence of veterans with SCI.

The study will determine if the ability to perform marker tasks within the following four categories is improved after the 4 week training period using the robotic arm:

1\. activities of daily living, 2. vocational tasks, 3. advanced tasks, and subject-specific tasks.

The secondary purposes of this project are the following: 1.Does quality of life (life satisfaction and health status) improve after a 4 week period of using the WMRA? 2. What are the perceived advantages of the WMRA to the veteran with SCI? Additionally, the study will evaluate the following: 1) ease of installation and usefulness of instructional manuals; 2) training requirements (time, tasks); 3) safety features; 4) reliability of the device; 5) home, community, and vocational applications; 6) user acceptability; 7) maintenance/ service; 8) portability; and possible modifications.

Conditions

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Spinal Cord Injury

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Interventions

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Robotic Arm

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Patients with spinal cord injuries
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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US Department of Veterans Affairs

FED

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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John Fryer, Ph.D. Asst. Director

Role:

Department of Veterans Affairs, Program Analysis and Review Section (PARS), Rehabilitation Research & Development Service

Nancy Rocheleau, Program Analyst

Role:

Department of Veterans Affairs, Program Analysis and Review Section (PARS), Rehabilitation Research & Development Service

Locations

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VAMC, Houston

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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B2311T

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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