Remote Wheelchair Skills Training Efficacy
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Wheelchair Skills Training - In PersonBehavioral: 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
• Age 18 to 75
• Upper or lower extremity injury that would preclude the ability to use a wheelchair.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Wheelchair Skills Trainees Wheelchair Skills Training - In Person Individuals 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 Trainers Wheelchair Skills Training - Remote Individuals 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
Name Time Method Change from baseline in wheelchair skills capacity of trainees at study completion as measured by the Wheelchair Skills Test Questionnaire 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 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 Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
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