Simulator Based Powered Mobility Training of Children With Special Needs

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

36 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-05-01

Study Completion Date

2020-07-15

Brief Summary

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This study compared conventional powered mobility practice to simulator based practice of children with special needs aged 6-18 years.

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Detailed Description

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This study compared conventional powered mobility practice to simulator based practice of children with special needs aged 6-18 years.

The study has 3 stages: 1) Simulator validity study 2) Powered mobility outcome measures reliability and validity for children 6-18 years 3) Intervention study to compare simulator based practice and powered mobility practice.

1. Simulator validity study included 30 children aged 6-18 years, proficient powered mobility drivers. All participants had physical disabilities- CP or Neuromuscular conditions.
2. This stage included the first 30 children from the intervention study. Data for the study was based on the first evaluation out of the two evaluations in the study.
3. This stage included 36 children aged 6-18 years in need of powered mobility practice to become a proficient driver. The particpants were divided into two groups- experimental (simulator based practice) and control group (standard powered wheelchair practice).

Conditions

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Cerebral Palsy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Two groups that practiced powered mobility via different modes.

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Powered Mobility Training Simulator

Powered mobility simulator- the McGill Immersive Wheelchair Simulator (MiWe) was developed for adults. In a previous study the simulator was found valid for use with children. Participants were provided a laptop, joystick and the software program- MiWe- to practice at home or school

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Powered Mobility Training Simulator

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Two groups of participants- 18 in each- were provided with either a simulator or powered wheelchair. Both groups were tested at baseline for powered mobility level. Both groups the practiced at home or school for 12 weeks, 4 times a week for at least 20 minutes. Both groups returned and underwent another evaluation to assess powered mobility level after 12 weeks of practice.

Training with Powered Wheel Chair

Participants were provided with a powered wheelchair to practice at home or school

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Training with Powered Wheel Chair

Intervention Type OTHER

Training with Powered Wheel Chair

Interventions

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Powered Mobility Training Simulator

Two groups of participants- 18 in each- were provided with either a simulator or powered wheelchair. Both groups were tested at baseline for powered mobility level. Both groups the practiced at home or school for 12 weeks, 4 times a week for at least 20 minutes. Both groups returned and underwent another evaluation to assess powered mobility level after 12 weeks of practice.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Training with Powered Wheel Chair

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Powered Mobility Training with Wheel Chair

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Children with a physical disability that are not proficient powered mobility driver
* Children that can use a joystick

Exclusion Criteria

* Children with visual accuracy limitations that cannot be corrected with glasses or contact lens;
* Children who have a severe intellectual and developmental disability as defined by the Israel Ministry of Welfare's index for intellectual and developmental disabilities and reported by parents; Children that have a unstable medical conditions that prevent them from participating in powered mobility training (e.g., epilepsy)
* Children that can operate a powered wheelchair via switches or a scanning device.

Minimum Eligible Age

6 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No