Trial Outcomes & Findings for Pneumatic Technology for Powered Mobility Devices (NCT NCT03898362)

NCT ID: NCT03898362

Last Updated: 2025-08-20

Results Overview

Functional measure of mobility; change of 10 points is considered clinically significant. The FMA contains 10 items that measure the extent to which a mobility device aids a user in completing functional tasks like reaching, personal care tasks, indoor mobility, outdoor mobility and transferring. Ten items are scored individually on a 7- point Likert scale (6 = completely agree, 5 = mostly agree, 4 = slightly agree, 3 = slightly disagree, 2 = mostly disagree, 1 = completely disagree and 0 = does not apply to me). A total mobility score is then calculated from summing the individual item scores and an adjusted total score is expressed as a percentage of total score divided by sum of relevant items. The FMA is the most widely used measure to assess function in mobility device users. The change in FMA will be assessed 3 times over a 6 month period in each arm of the trial. Assessments will occur in month 1, 3 and 6 within the first 6 months and repeated in the second 6 months.

Recruitment status

TERMINATED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

20 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

Month 1, 3 and 6 within the first 6 months and repeated in the second 6 months.

Results posted on

2025-08-20

Participant Flow

No participants were randomized into the cross-over sequences and the planned cross-over study was not conducted

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Expert
healthcare professional
Veteran With Disability
Veteran with disability who has experience using wheelchairs or scooters
Overall Study
STARTED
14
6
Overall Study
COMPLETED
14
6
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
0
0

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Pneumatic Technology for Powered Mobility Devices

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Expert
n=14 Participants
healthcare professional
Veterans With Disability
n=6 Participants
Veterans with disability with experience using wheelchairs and scooters
Total
n=20 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
44.6 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.3 • n=5 Participants
70.4 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 3.3 • n=7 Participants
52.3 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 14.5 • n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
6 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
6 Participants
n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
8 Participants
n=5 Participants
6 Participants
n=7 Participants
14 Participants
n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
1 Participants
n=5 Participants
1 Participants
n=7 Participants
2 Participants
n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
13 Participants
n=5 Participants
5 Participants
n=7 Participants
18 Participants
n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
1 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
1 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
2 Participants
n=7 Participants
2 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
12 Participants
n=5 Participants
2 Participants
n=7 Participants
14 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
1 Participants
n=7 Participants
1 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
1 Participants
n=5 Participants
1 Participants
n=7 Participants
2 Participants
n=5 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
14 Participants
n=5 Participants
6 Participants
n=7 Participants
20 Participants
n=5 Participants
Number of people with spinal cord injury
0 participants
n=5 Participants
2 participants
n=7 Participants
2 participants
n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Month 1, 3 and 6 within the first 6 months and repeated in the second 6 months.

Population: This outcome measure could not be conducted, and data were not collected due to COVID-19

Functional measure of mobility; change of 10 points is considered clinically significant. The FMA contains 10 items that measure the extent to which a mobility device aids a user in completing functional tasks like reaching, personal care tasks, indoor mobility, outdoor mobility and transferring. Ten items are scored individually on a 7- point Likert scale (6 = completely agree, 5 = mostly agree, 4 = slightly agree, 3 = slightly disagree, 2 = mostly disagree, 1 = completely disagree and 0 = does not apply to me). A total mobility score is then calculated from summing the individual item scores and an adjusted total score is expressed as a percentage of total score divided by sum of relevant items. The FMA is the most widely used measure to assess function in mobility device users. The change in FMA will be assessed 3 times over a 6 month period in each arm of the trial. Assessments will occur in month 1, 3 and 6 within the first 6 months and repeated in the second 6 months.

Outcome measures

Outcome data not reported

Adverse Events

Expert

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Veteran With Disability

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Dr. Brad Dicianno

VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System

Phone: 412-822-3700

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place