Assessing the Effectiveness of Virtual Reality for Power Wheelchair Driving Training
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 12
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Power Wheelchair Driving Skill
研究概览
简要总结
The objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of VRSim 3.0 on power wheelchair (PWC) driving skills and to obtain qualitative feedback from users on the design of the virtual reality (VR) simulator to inform device development.
详细描述
A virtual reality platform may lead to better training of people with complex disabilities who desire to be power wheelchair users and thus allow them to benefit from living a more active life. A virtual reality training program could significantly impact the lives of people with disabilities by improving function, reducing abandonment of power wheelchairs, and reducing morbidity and mortality and associated costs occurring from power wheelchair accidents. This new virtual reality training program will reflect improvements in accessibility, customization, simulator sickness, ease of use, and will have report generating capabilities as compared to previous virtual reality training platforms. The investigators expect that virtual reality training will be a superior alternative to standard in-person wheelchair training.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Other
- 盲法
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
盲法说明
The individual assessing performance outcomes will not be aware of which intervention the participants received.
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 14 Years 至 —（Child, Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Volunteers must be 14 years or older.
- •Volunteers must have a disability that prevents them from effectively and independently using a manual wheelchair, power assist wheelchair, or scooter.
- •Volunteers must be able to communicate in English, follow simple commands, and give written informed consent.
排除标准
- •Volunteers with active seizures.
- •Volunteers who have active pelvic or thigh wounds.
- •Volunteers who require a test wheelchair but who exceed the weight capacity of the test wheelchair (>300 lbs).
- •Volunteers who require a test wheelchair but also require specialized seating that cannot be replicated for the training.
结局指标
主要结局
Power Wheelchair Driving Skill
时间窗: This outcome measure will be assessed at each of 4 training sessions, which may take up to one year to complete.
Power wheelchair driving skills will be evaluated using the Power Mobility Clinical Driving Assessment (PMCDA). The PMCDA contains 23 questions related to specific power wheelchair driving tasks. Each task will be given a score from 1 to 3; a score of 1 will be given if the driver requires physical assistance or cannot complete the task, a score of 2 will be given if the driver requires verbal or auditory hints or cues, but no physical assistance, and a score of 3 will be given if the driver completes the task without help. Scores will be added together for a possible total from 23 to 69.
次要结局
- Simulator Sickness(This outcome measure will be assessed at the beginning and end of 4 training sessions, which may take up to one year to complete.)
- Perceived Workload of Training(This outcome measure will be assessed at each of 4 training sessions, which may take up to one year to complete.)
- Perception of Virtual Reality Training System(This outcome measure will be assessed at the completion of the study, which may take up to one year to complete.)
- Power Wheelchair Driving Capacity(This outcome measure will be measured at the beginning and end of the study, which may take up to one year to complete.)
研究者
Brad Dicianno
Associate Professor
University of Pittsburgh