Effectiveness of a Remote Wheelchair Maintenance Training Program
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Remote Maintenance Training Program
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
- Enrollment
- 187
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change in Wheelchair Maintenance Training Questionnaire (WMT-Q)
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- last year
Overview
Brief Summary
The objective of this research study is to assess the effectiveness of a remote wheelchair maintenance training program, and to determine methods which may increase overall success of an online training program.
Detailed Description
Up to 100 individuals will be recruited for this research study. We will recruit individuals who use a wheelchair for the majority of their mobility (over 40 hours per week), and have a traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI). This study will be accessed entirely online and participation is expected to last approximately one year. Subjects will select to participate in one of three groups; one group that will receive maintenance training immediately with no follow up, one group that will receive the maintenance training immediately with 1 month and 6 month follow up, and one group that will be randomized to either receive the maintenance training immediately or after 6 months. The maintenance training program itself will take approximately 1-2 hours to complete. After obtaining informed consent, participants in the first two groups will complete baseline questionnaires. They will then receive the maintenance training program. Participants in the third group (a wait-list control group) will complete the baseline questionnaires and be contacted one month later to complete a wheelchair maintenance assessment questionnaire. They will then wait 5 months. After this period, participants will complete the baseline questionnaires a second time, and then receive the wheelchair maintenance training. After completing the maintenance training, all groups will be contacted immediately post training to complete additional questionnaires to assess the effectiveness of the remote training program. Participants in the 2nd and 3rd group will be contacted 1 month and 6 months post-training to complete additional questionnaires. Participants may be compensated for their time.
Investigators
Lynn Worobey
Research Assistant Professor
University of Pittsburgh
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Have a traumatic spinal cord injury
- •Use a wheelchair as a primary means of mobility (\>40 hours per week)
Exclusion Criteria
- •English is not a primary language
- •Primary residence is not in the United States
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change in Wheelchair Maintenance Training Questionnaire (WMT-Q)
Time Frame: This measure is collected at baseline, pre- training, during the training, as well as at the 1 month and 6 month follow ups.
The WMT-Q has three sub scales which measure of an individual's knowledge of maintenance (knowledge), their or their caregiver's ability to complete maintenance (capacity), and the frequency at which they or their caregiver perform it (performance). Each subscale ranges from 0-100 with larger numbers indicating greater proficiency.
Secondary Outcomes
- Change in Assistive Technology Module Questionnaire (ATM-Q)(This measure is collected at baseline, pre- training, and at the 6 month follow up.)