Remote Wheelchair Skills Training Efficacy Coordinating Center
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
- Enrollment
- 32
- Locations
- 4
- Primary Endpoint
- Change from baseline in wheelchair skills capacity of trainees at study completion as measured by the Wheelchair Skills Test Questionnaire
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 3 years ago
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.
Investigators
Michael Boninger
Professor and UPMC Endowed Vice Chair for Research
University of Pittsburgh
Eligibility Criteria
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.