et’s Ride: Improving physical activity in wheelchair using children and adolescents: wheelchair mobility skills training, wheelchair fitness training or a combination?

Recruiting

• Conditions: Wheelchair using children or adolescents, wheelchair mobility skills, wheelchair fitness, physical activity

• Registration Number: NL-OMON29564
• Lead Sponsor: HU University of Applied Sciences, Rehabilitation Center De Hoogstraat and KJ Projects, all members of Fit for the Future! consortium

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 28 February 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

Children or adolescents with a physical disability between the age of 6 and 18 years

- Children or adolescents use their manual wheelchair on a daily basis

Exclusion Criteria

- Children and adolescents using a fully powered wheelchair

- During the study (including follow-up), children are not allowed to participate in other research projects which might influence the current study results

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
At the level of participation according to the ICF:<br /><br>- Activ8 to assess daily physical activity (% daily active behaviour and % sedentary behavior)<br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
At the level of body structures according to the ICF:<br /><br>- Shuttle Ride Test to assess aerobic capacity (VO2peak in ml/kg/min and number of shuttles)<br /><br>- Muscle Power Sprint Test to assess anaerobe capacity (Watt/kg)<br /><br>- Functional muscle strength upper extremities (number of repetitions)<br /><br>At the level of activities according to the ICF:<br /><br>- Utrecht Pediatric Wheelchair Mobility Skills Test (UP-WMST)<br>At the level of personal factors according to the ICF:<br /><br>- Wheelcon-Dutch version-modified for children to assess self-efficacy<br /><br>- Self-perception profile for children (SPPC)<br /><br>- Exercise self-efficacy Scale<br><br>