The Use of Standing Powered Wheelchairs in Spinal Cord Injury

Completed

• Conditions: Spinal Cord Injuries
• Interventions: Other: standing powered wheelchair evaluation

• Registration Number: NCT06145789
• Lead Sponsor: Gaziler Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of standing powered wheelchair users with spinal cord injury.

Detailed Description

There is limited research exploring the comfort, satisfaction, adverse effects, need for repair, and benefit in terms of secondary complications in standing powered wheelchair users with spinal cord injury.

The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of standing powered wheelchair users with spinal cord injury.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2023-11-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-11-17
• Study First Posted: 2023-11-24
• Study Start: 2023-11-27
• Status Verified: 2023-12
• Primary Completion: 2023-12-18
• Study Completion: 2023-12-18
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-12-18
• Last Update Posted: 2023-12-19

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

• Ages 18-70
• Post-spinal cord injury period > 1 year

Exclusion Criteria

• Having cognitive impairment

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
standing powered wheelchair	standing powered wheelchair evaluation	standing powered wheelchair evaluation

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Adverse and positive experiences	through study completion, an average of one month	Participants will be asked about their adverse and positive experiences with the use of standing powered wheelchair
Wheelchair comfort	through study completion, an average of one month	The patients' overall comfort level while using the standing powered wheelchair and the comfort level in some regions of the body (e.g. back, arms) in the standing position will be evaluated with a 5-point Likert scale (from (1) not satisfied at all to (5) very satisfied).
Wheelchair satisfaction	through study completion, an average of one month	The patients' level of satisfaction with the features of the standing powered wheelchair will be evaluated with a 5-point Likert scale (from (1) not satisfied at all to (5) very satisfied). Dissatisfaction reason will be noted.
Wheelchair repair	through study completion, an average of one month	Participants will be asked whether the standing powered wheelchair needs repairs and the area repaired.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ankara Gaziler Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital; 🇹🇷 Ankara, Turkey