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Remote Wheelchair Skills Training Efficacy

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Spinal Cord Injuries
Interventions
Behavioral: Wheelchair Skills Training - In Person
Behavioral: Wheelchair Skills Training - Remote
Registration Number
NCT03499951
Lead Sponsor
University of Pittsburgh
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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
32
Inclusion Criteria

• Age 18 to 75

Exclusion Criteria

• Upper or lower extremity injury that would preclude the ability to use a wheelchair.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Wheelchair Skills TraineesWheelchair Skills Training - In PersonIndividuals will receive one-on-one wheelchair skills training from the Wheelchair Skills Trainers. The intervention for this group is Wheelchair Skills Training - In Person.
Wheelchair Skills TrainersWheelchair Skills Training - RemoteIndividuals will receive remotely delivered wheelchair skills training, after which they will be assessed on their ability to teach the Wheelchair Skills Trainees a series of wheelchair skills in a one-on-one environment. The intervention for this group is Wheelchair Skills Training - Remote.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change from baseline in wheelchair skills capacity of trainees at study completion as measured by the Wheelchair Skills Test QuestionnaireBaseline, 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 QuestionnaireBaseline, 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 Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (4)

Northern New Jersey Spinal Cord System

🇺🇸

West Orange, New Jersey, United States

Midwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury Care System

🇺🇸

Chicago, Illinois, United States

South Florida Spinal Cord Injury System

🇺🇸

Miami, Florida, United States

University of Pittsburgh Model Center on Spinal Cord Injury

🇺🇸

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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