Remote Wheelchair Skills Training Efficacy Coordinating Center
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
- Enrollment
- 32
- Locations
- 8
- Primary Endpoint
- Change from baseline in wheelchair skills capacity of trainees at study completion as measured by the Wheelchair Skills Test Questionnaire
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The objective of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of remote training to teach clinicians how to train others in wheelchair skills.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Non Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Prevention
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Age 18 to 75
Exclusion Criteria
- •Upper or lower extremity injury that would preclude the ability to use a wheelchair.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change from baseline in wheelchair skills capacity of trainees at study completion as measured by the Wheelchair Skills Test Questionnaire
Time Frame: Baseline, and at study completion ( an average of 3 weeks)
Trainees will have increased capacity to perform wheelchair skills after receiving one-on-one skills training.
Change from baseline in wheelchair skills confidence of trainees at study completion as measured by the Wheelchair Skills Test Questionnaire
Time Frame: Baseline, and at study completion ( an average of 3 weeks)
Trainees will have increased confidence in their ability to perform wheelchair skills after receiving one-on-one skills training.
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
Investigators
Michael Boninger
Professor and UPMC Endowed Vice Chair for Research
University of Pittsburgh