Wheels intervention study

Conditions: Wheelchair dependent individuals

Registration Number: NL-OMON21833

Lead Sponsor: ot applicable

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Pending

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

Age between 18 and 75 years
- Dependent on a manual wheelchair (daily use of the wheelchair at longer distances of 500m or more).
- Access to a smartphone or tablet with internet connection.
- Does not meet the minimum requirements of SCI guidelines for adults (at least: 3 times a week moderate to vigorous intensity for 30 minutes; at least: 2 times a minimum of 3 different strength exercises with additional resistance).

Exclusion Criteria

- Severe co-morbidities (Diabetes type II individuals can only be included when sugar levels are in control).
- Insufficient knowledge of the Dutch language to understand the purpose of the study and the content of the mHealth platform.
- Not available for a period of 24 weeks in a row (absent for more than 3 weeks consecutively during the 24 weeks period).
- Pregnant.
- Musculoskeletal injuries of the upper extremities that negatively influence performance of intervention exercises and wheelchair propulsion.
- Presence of pressure ulcers that prevents participants from exercising.
- Presence of pacemaker.
- Negative advise from physician to be physical active without supervision based on a medical screening.

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Physical behavior measured by Fitbit will be the primary outcomes. Registered steps combined with measured heart rate is calculated into the amount of kilocalories burned by a population specific formula.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Body composition: self reported weight, BMI and waist circumference.<br>Nutrient intake: Food diary of three consecutive days to determine consumed kilocalories and macronutrients (carbohydrates, protein, fat) at the three measurement occasion.<br>Questionnaires: Health related quality of life (SF36-E), Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI), State of change towards physical activity and nutrition (SAS), Body satisfaction questionnaire, Exercise self-efficacy scale (ESES), Checklist individuals strength (CIS20R).<br>