Remote Wheelchair Skills Training Efficacy

Sponsor

University of Pittsburgh (Other)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT03499951

Collaborator

U.S. Department of Education (U.S. Fed)

Enrollment

Locations

Arms

4.3

Actual Duration (Months)

Patients Per Site

1.8

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The objective of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of remote training to teach clinicians how to train others in wheelchair skills.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Spinal Cord Injuries	Behavioral: Wheelchair Skills Training - Remote Behavioral: Wheelchair Skills Training - In Person	N/A

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Actual Enrollment :

32 participants

Allocation:

Non-Randomized

Intervention Model:

Parallel Assignment

Masking:

None (Open Label)

Primary Purpose:

Prevention

Official Title:

Remote Wheelchair Skills Training Efficacy Coordinating Center

Actual Study Start Date :

May 25, 2018

Actual Primary Completion Date :

Oct 4, 2018

Actual Study Completion Date :

Oct 4, 2018

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Other: Wheelchair Skills Trainers Individuals will receive remotely delivered wheelchair skills training, after which they will be assessed on their ability to teach the Wheelchair Skills Trainees a series of wheelchair skills in a one-on-one environment. The intervention for this group is Wheelchair Skills Training - Remote.	Behavioral: Wheelchair Skills Training - Remote Individuals will receive wheelchair skills training remotely. They will be provided with the Wheelchair Skills Training Program to review (http://www.wheelchairskillsprogram.ca/eng/index.php), and then will be directed to use this information to perform the wheelchair skills. They will video the attempts, and will receive feedback on methods to improve their techniques.
Other: Wheelchair Skills Trainees Individuals will receive one-on-one wheelchair skills training from the Wheelchair Skills Trainers. The intervention for this group is Wheelchair Skills Training - In Person.	Behavioral: Wheelchair Skills Training - In Person Individuals will receive wheelchair skills training in one-on-one sessions, taught by those who received the wheelchair skills training remotely.

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Other: Wheelchair Skills Trainers

Individuals will receive remotely delivered wheelchair skills training, after which they will be assessed on their ability to teach the Wheelchair Skills Trainees a series of wheelchair skills in a one-on-one environment. The intervention for this group is Wheelchair Skills Training - Remote.

Behavioral: Wheelchair Skills Training - Remote

Individuals will receive wheelchair skills training remotely. They will be provided with the Wheelchair Skills Training Program to review (http://www.wheelchairskillsprogram.ca/eng/index.php), and then will be directed to use this information to perform the wheelchair skills. They will video the attempts, and will receive feedback on methods to improve their techniques.

Other: Wheelchair Skills Trainees

Individuals will receive one-on-one wheelchair skills training from the Wheelchair Skills Trainers. The intervention for this group is Wheelchair Skills Training - In Person.

Behavioral: Wheelchair Skills Training - In Person

Individuals will receive wheelchair skills training in one-on-one sessions, taught by those who received the wheelchair skills training remotely.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Change from baseline in wheelchair skills capacity of trainees at study completion as measured by the Wheelchair Skills Test Questionnaire [Baseline, and at study completion ( an average of 3 weeks)]
Trainees will have increased capacity to perform wheelchair skills after receiving one-on-one skills training.
Change from baseline in wheelchair skills confidence of trainees at study completion as measured by the Wheelchair Skills Test Questionnaire [Baseline, and at study completion ( an average of 3 weeks)]
Trainees will have increased confidence in their ability to perform wheelchair skills after receiving one-on-one skills training.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years to 75 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age 18 to 75

Exclusion Criteria:

• Upper or lower extremity injury that would preclude the ability to use a wheelchair.

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	South Florida Spinal Cord Injury System	Miami	Florida	United States	33136
2	Midwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury Care System	Chicago	Illinois	United States	60611
3	Northern New Jersey Spinal Cord System	West Orange	New Jersey	United States	07052
4	University of Pittsburgh Model Center on Spinal Cord Injury	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	United States	15219

Sponsors and Collaborators

University of Pittsburgh
U.S. Department of Education

Investigators

Principal Investigator: Michael Boninger, M.D., University of Pittsburgh

Study Documents (Full-Text)

Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan - Apr 10, 2019

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

Michael Boninger, Professor and UPMC Endowed Vice Chair for Research, University of Pittsburgh

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT03499951

Other Study ID Numbers:

PRO18010289

First Posted:

Apr 17, 2018

Last Update Posted:

Jul 29, 2022

Last Verified:

Jul 1, 2022

Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:

Plan to Share IPD:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:

Keywords provided by Michael Boninger, Professor and UPMC Endowed Vice Chair for Research, University of Pittsburgh

Quality of life

Participation

Training

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Spinal Cord Injuries

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Jul 29, 2022