Effectiveness of a Wheelchair Skills Training Program for Power Mobility Users: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

116 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-06-30

Study Completion Date

2014-09-30

Brief Summary

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This is a 3-year multi-centre, single-blinded, randomized controlled trial (RCT) to test the hypothesis that wheelchair skills training (using a systematic training program called the Wheelchair Skills Training Program) improves wheelchair skills and safety of 144 powered wheelchair users. A second objective is to assess the effects of age, sex, training centre, and participant experience on outcomes, assessing the retention of benefits and assessing the impact of training on other important outcomes.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Movement Disorders

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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wheelchair training

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Wheelchair skills training program

Intervention Type OTHER

A training program that uses methods based on the rehabilitation, wheelchair, and motor skills literature to teach wheelchair skills.

Control

Standard of care only

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Wheelchair skills training program

A training program that uses methods based on the rehabilitation, wheelchair, and motor skills literature to teach wheelchair skills.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* new or experienced powered wheelchair users
* use or are expected to use powered wheelchairs for at least 4 hrs/week
* have access to a powered wheelchair with a suitable range of controller settings (i.e. able to climb a 5cm level change) for testing and training
* equal or greater than 18 years of age
* able to follow directions in either French or English (whichever is in use at the participating site)
* have the potential to operate their powered wheelchairs independently
* have room for improvement (in the opinion of the potential participant's clinician)
* requires no more than minimal assistance for communication and auditory comprehension (in the opinion of the potential participant's clinician)
* able to follow 2-step commands
* demonstrate the ability to attend training sessions during the intake session
* competent to provide their own informed consent
* able to be comfortably seated in the powered wheelchairs that will be used for the study (if not their own).

Exclusion Criteria

* use or are expected to use a scooter
* have a rapidly progressive disorder (e.g. amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or terminal cancer)
* have significant visual impairments (legally blind)
* have unstable medical conditions (e.g. angina, seizures)
* have emotional problems (e.g. severe anxiety, depression) that might make participation unsafe or unpleasant

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No