Effects of Power Wheelchair Soccer for Individuals Presenting With Physical Impairments
- Conditions
- Neuromuscular DiseasesCerebral Palsy
- Interventions
- Other: Power wheelchair soccer
- Registration Number
- NCT06259643
- Lead Sponsor
- Université Catholique de Louvain
- Brief Summary
This study is a prospective interventional study. It will be conducted at a single center with participants who have neuromotor impairments. The primary objective is to assess and measure the clinical and psychosocial effects of a season of power wheelchair soccer among its participants presenting with severe motor impairments due to neuromuscular lesion.
A maximum of twenty participants will be recruited and included in the same group. Data collection will be performed before, during, and after the wheelchair soccer season. The study will span the entire season, starting in November 2023 and ending in June 2024.
Clinical and psychosocial assessments will be conducted every 3 months. Each assessment session will last 2 hours per participant. Before and after the wheelchair soccer season matches, we will evaluate parameters related to the physical load of the sport. These evaluations will last 10 minutes per participant.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 20
- Being a male or female between the ages of 12 and 50.
- Presenting with severe motor impairments due to neuromotor and/or musculoskeletal impairment.
- Using a power wheelchair in everyday life.
- Being part of a power wheelchair soccer team.
- Committing to participating in the 2023-2024 season of their sport within the team.
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Practicing another adaptive sport outside of power wheelchair soccer in a regular way (once a week or more).
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Occasionally practicing power wheelchair soccer (twice a month or less).
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Presenting with severe cognitive impairments affecting understanding of instructions on how to answer questionnaires and undertake tests.
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Presenting with contraindications towards the practice of an adaptive sport such as power wheelchair soccer.
- Participating in another study at baseline.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Power wheelchair soccer Power wheelchair soccer soccer game performed with a wheelchair
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Social participation Throughout the entire study (an average of 8 months) Social participation will be assessed using the Questionnaire of young people's participation.Scores range from 0 to 239, where a higher score displays greater social participation.
Balance Throughout the entire study (an average of 8 months) Balance will be measured using the function section of the Seated Postural Control measure. Scores range from 12 to 48, where a higher score is attributed to individuals with better postural control.
Strength of the upper-limbs Throughout the entire study (an average of 8 months) Strength of the main muscle groups of the upper-limb will be measured using a Microfet 2 dynamometer.
Passive range of motion the upper-limbs Throughout the entire study (an average of 8 months) Passive range of motion of the upper-limbs will be measured using a goniometer.
Hyperactivity of the muscles Throughout the entire study (an average of 8 months) Hyperactivity of the muscles will be measured using the Penn Spasm Frequency Scale. Scores range from 0 to 4, where a higher score represents more frequent spasms and hyperactivity of the muscles.
Sensorimotor impairment Throughout the entire study (an average of 8 months) Sensorimotor impairment will be measured by the Fugl-Meyer assessment.
Quality of life Throughout the entire study (an average of 8 months) Quality of life will be assessed using the KIDSCREEN 27 questionnaire. Scores range from 10 and 50, where 50 represents a very high health-related quality of life.
Autonomy during activities of daily life Throughout the entire study (an average of 8 months) Autonomy during activities of daily life will be assessed using the Impact on participation and autonomy questionnaire. A participation score (range: 30-155) and a problem score (0-16) are produced by summing items in each scale. For both, a higher score represent poorer autonomy and more severe difficulty.
Pain Throughout the entire study (an average of 8 months) Pain perceived by the participants in their daily life will be measured using the PROMIS pain-pediatric Short Form V2 questionnaire. Scores range from 8 to 40, where a higher score displays more pain in everyday life.
Skills to manage and move power wheelchair Throughout the entire study (an average of 8 months) Skills to manage and move power wheelchair will be assessed by the Wheelchair Skills Test Questionnaire version 4.2. Scores range from 0 to 100%, where a greater percentage represents better skills.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Body temperature Throughout the entire study (an average of 8 months) Body temperature will be evaluated using a tympanic thermometer.
Blood oxygen saturation Throughout the entire study (an average of 8 months) Blood oxygen saturation will be evaluated using a pulse oximeter.
Heart beat rate Throughout the entire study (an average of 8 months) Heart beat rate will be evaluated using a heart rate monitor.
Blood pressure Throughout the entire study (an average of 8 months) Blood pressure will be evaluated on the left upper-arm with a tensiometer. Both systolic and diastolic pressure will be recorded.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Neuromusculoskeletal Lab
🇧🇪Brussels, Belgium