Impact of Pushrim Activated Power Assist Wheelchairs on Mobility Among People With Tetraplegia
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 45
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Oxygen Consumption
研究概览
简要总结
The purpose of this three phase study is to evaluate a Pushrim Activated Power Assist Wheelchair (PAPAW). Phase I will examine whether the steady-state, metabolic energy efficiency for propelling a manual wheelchair with and without the device will be significantly different. In Phase II, wheelchair users will evaluate the PAPAW over activities of daily living course to determine its usability and acceptability and to identify areas for future development. Finally, in phase III, comparison of activities of daily living in the community will be made between the subjects when using their personal wheelchair and a PAPAW.
详细描述
Objectives:
The purpose of this three phase study is to evaluate a Pushrim Activated Power Assist Wheelchair (PAPAW). Phase I will examine whether the steady-state, metabolic energy efficiency for propelling a manual wheelchair with and without the device will be significantly different. In Phase II, wheelchair users will evaluate the PAPAW over activities of daily living course to determine its usability and acceptability and to identify areas for future development. Finally, in phase III, comparison of activities of daily living in the community will be made between the subjects when using their personal wheelchair and a PAPAW.
Research Design:
This is a repeated measures design type study, conducted in different locations for each phase: a biomechanics laboratory, an ADL driving course, and the participants' home environment. Analyzed variables include: metabolic energy expenditures, stroke frequency, upper extremity joint range of motion, participant responses to a visual analog survey, average speed, and actual daily driving time spent in either wheelchair, and daily distance traveled. Subjects will act as their own controls.
Methodology:
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Basic Science
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 65 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •18 and 65 years of age
- •Full time wheelchair user
- •Diagnosis of Tetraplegia
排除标准
- •Pressure sores
- •Shoulder pain that would prevent them from propelling a manual wheelchair
- •History of cardiopulmonary disease.
研究组 & 干预措施
Pushrim Activated Power Assist Wheelchair
Participants will be asked to propel both their own chair and a pushrim activated power assist wheelchair on a computer controlled wheelchair dynamometer.
干预措施: Pushrim Activated Power Assist (Device)
结局指标
主要结局
Oxygen Consumption
时间窗: in-lab visit when propelling on a computer controlled wheelchair dynamometer
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Rory Cooper
Director; Pittsburgh VA Rehabilitation Research & Development Center
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System