Evaluation of Peer-Led Wheelchair Skills Groups for Children.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Wheelchair efficacy; Rehabilitation; Children with physical disability; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitation; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders; Neurological - Other neurological disorders; Injuries and Accidents - Other injuries and accidents

• Registration Number: ACTRN12619001259134
• Lead Sponsor: Seating To Go

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-09-11
• Last Update Posted: 30 September 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

Over 4- under 16 years old
Have their own manual or power wheelchair
Can self-propel a manual wheelchair or drive a power wheelchair without assistance at least 10m
Able to follow a two-step command in English

Parents/guardians of children over 4 and under 16 years of age who have their own manual or power wheelchair, can self propel or drive a power wheelchair without assistance at least 10m , and are able to follow a two-step command in English.

Exclusion Criteria

Anticipated health condition or procedure that contraindicates training e.g. surgery
Has a degenerative condition that is expected to progress quickly
Are attending, or planning, to attend alternative training.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in satisfaction with participation in desired activities whilst using a wheelchair. Measured by the Wheelchair Outcome Measure for Young People (WhOM-YP) Version Jan 15, 2018 pre and post intervention.<br>[Up to 21 days following the second group session at a time that is mutually agreed with the participant and their parent/guardian.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in wheelchair skills as shown on the Wheelchair Skills Test (WST) version 5.0. Measured pre and post intervention.<br>[Up to 21 days following the second group session at a time that is mutually agreed with the participant and their parent/guardian];Change in parent/guardian perception of how well they believe their child can perform wheelchair skills. Measured by the Wheelchair Skills Test Questionnaire (WST-Q) version 5.0, pre and post intervention.[Up to 21 days after the second group session at a time that is mutually agreed with the parent/guardian.];Change in confidence of the participants as measured by the Wheelchair Use Confidence Scale for Children, commonly called WheelCon, pre and post intervention[Up to 21 days after the second group session at a time that is mutually agreed with the participant and parent/guardian.]