Use of "Smart Wheelchairs" to Provide Independent Mobility to Visual and Mobility Impairments
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 4
- 试验地点
- 4
- 主要终点
- Time to Complete Trial Wheelchair Course
研究概览
简要总结
The goal of this project is to evaluate the Smart Wheelchair Component System (SWCS) for power wheelchairs and the Smart Power Assistance Module (SPAM) for manual wheelchairs in realistic indoor environments with target users performing realistic tasks. We will combine group trials involving individuals who have a visual impairment (but do not have a mobility impairment) with several single-case studio involving individuals who have a visual and mobility impairment. Our long-term objective is to provide independent mobility to veterans with mobility and sensory impairments.
详细描述
There are currently very few mobility options for veterans who have a mobility impairment and visual impairment, and this population will grow as the number of older veteran's increases. The goal of this project is to evaluate the Smart Wheelchair Component System (SWCS) for power wheelchairs and the Smart Power Assistance Module (SPAM) for manual wheelchairs in realistic indoor environments with target users performing realistic tasks. We will combine group trials involving individuals who have a visual impairment (and may or may not have a mobility impairment) with several single-case studies involving individuals who have a visual and mobility impairment.
The key questions that will be addresses by the proposed research are:
Can smart wheelchair technology improve performance on realistic navigation tasks for individuals with visual and mobility impairments?
Will smart wheelchair technology increase the amount of independent travel by individuals with visual and mobility impairments?
Will using a smart wheelchair for an extended period of time diminish a person's ability to operate a "traditional" wheeled mobility aid?
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Prevention
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •All participants will be completely blind
- •Participants will be able to operate a power wheelchair with joystick control
- •Participants will be able to push a manual wheelchair a minimum of 300 yards
排除标准
- •Mobility impairment
结局指标
主要结局
Time to Complete Trial Wheelchair Course
时间窗: Two years
Time to complete the course was recorded. The indoor course was set up in the research laboratory to include a straight path and 90 degree turns that included obstacles such as a cardboard box, a large orange cone, and a desk chair. The location of these obstacles were randomly placed in order to test whether or not the SPAM or SWCS was able to detect objects.
次要结局
未报告次要终点