Shoulder load and daily activities compared between power assisted and manual wheelchair propulsion.
- Conditions
- Manual wheelchair users with upper limb impairments or upper limb complaints. Manuele rolstoel gebruikers met beperkte arm-hand functie of aandoeningen aan de bovenste extremiteit.
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON27067
- Lead Sponsor
- Roessingh Research and Development b.v.
- Brief Summary
/A
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 20
Inclusion Criteria
1. Manual wheelchair user for at least one year due to a neurological disorder;
2. Medically and physically stable, judged by subjects own physician;
Exclusion Criteria
1. Use of any type of power assisted wheelchairs;
2. Extreme shoulder pain, contractures upper extremity and/or spasticity which made manual wheelchair propulsion for the duration of the measurements impossible;
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To assess if the forces and moments acting on the shoulder are lower during power assisted wheelchair propulsion compared to manual wheelchair propulsion, related to perceived load of the upper extremity (VAS-score) and objectively measured with the oxygen uptake within six minutes.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To determine the differences between power assisted wheelchair and manual wheelchair propulsion on the three levels of the ICF model:<br /><br>1. ICF: Body functions and structure:<br /><br>A. Is the intensity, frequency and influence of shoulder pain on daily activities different during four weeks of power assisted wheelchair use compared to four weeks of manual wheelchair use?<br /><br>2. ICF: Activity:<br /><br>A. Is the use of a wheelchair during a day (travelled distance, time, and velocity) different during four weeks power assisted wheelchair use compared to four weeks manual wheelchair use?<br /><br>B. Are wheelchair skills influenced by the power assisted wheelchair, compared to the manual wheelchair?<br /><br>3. ICF: Participation:<br /><br>A. Is community participation and self efficacy different during four weeks power assisted wheelchair use compared to four weeks manual wheelchair use?<br /><br>B. Are the participants satisfied with the power assisted wheelchair?