Wheelchair propulsion: you need to learn it
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Spinal cord injury, dwarslaesie
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON20592
- Lead Sponsor
- Center for Rehabilitation<br>University Medical Center Groningen
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Inclusion Criteria
•Spinal cord injury;
•Expected manual wheelchair dependency;
Exclusion Criteria
•Cardiovascular contra-indications for testing according to the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) guidelines (ACSM, 1998), or a resting diastolic blood pressure above 90 mm Hg or a resting systolic blood pressure above 180 mm Hg;
•Insufficient knowledge of Dutch language to understand the test instructions;
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The primary study parameter is the mechanical efficiency (ratio of power output and energy expenditure)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The secondary study parameters include: propulsion technique variables, peak exercise capacity (VO2 max, heart rate, RPE), shoulder load during submaximal exercise testing, daily wheelchair activity measured with accelerometers , score on the wheelchair skill tests, outcomes of the questionnaires, maximal isometric force