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Clinical Evaluation of a Wheelchair Mounted Robotic Arm

Sponsor
US Department of Veterans Affairs (U.S. Fed)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT00011609
Collaborator
(none)
30
Enrollment
1
Location
15
Duration (Months)
2
Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The primary purpose of this project, is to evaluate the effect of a wheelchair mounted robotic arm (WMRA) to improve the functional independence of veterans with SCI.

The study will determine if the ability to perform marker tasks within the following four categories is improved after the 4 week training period using the robotic arm:

  1. activities of daily living, 2. vocational tasks, 3. advanced tasks, and subject-specific tasks.
Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Device: Robotic Arm
 Phase 2

Detailed Description

The primary purpose of this project, is to evaluate the effect of a wheelchair mounted robotic arm (WMRA) to improve the functional independence of veterans with SCI.

The study will determine if the ability to perform marker tasks within the following four categories is improved after the 4 week training period using the robotic arm:

  1. activities of daily living, 2. vocational tasks, 3. advanced tasks, and subject-specific tasks.

The secondary purposes of this project are the following: 1.Does quality of life (life satisfaction and health status) improve after a 4 week period of using the WMRA? 2. What are the perceived advantages of the WMRA to the veteran with SCI? Additionally, the study will evaluate the following: 1) ease of installation and usefulness of instructional manuals; 2) training requirements (time, tasks); 3) safety features; 4) reliability of the device; 5) home, community, and vocational applications; 6) user acceptability; 7) maintenance/ service; 8) portability; and possible modifications.

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Allocation:
Randomized
Intervention Model:
Single Group Assignment
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose:
Treatment
Official Title:
Clinical Evaluation of a Wheelchair Mounted Robotic Arm
Study Start Date :
Aug 1, 2000
Actual Study Completion Date :
Nov 1, 2001

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    18 Years and Older
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    All
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
    No

    Patients with spinal cord injuries

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    Site City State Country Postal Code
    1 VAMC, Houston Houston Texas United States

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • US Department of Veterans Affairs

    Investigators

    • : John Fryer, Ph.D. Asst. Director, Department of Veterans Affairs, Program Analysis and Review Section (PARS), Rehabilitation Research & Development Service
    • : Nancy Rocheleau, Program Analyst, Department of Veterans Affairs, Program Analysis and Review Section (PARS), Rehabilitation Research & Development Service

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    None provided.

    More Information

    Publications

    None provided.
    Responsible Party:
    , ,
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT00011609
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • B2311T
    First Posted:
    Feb 26, 2001
    Last Update Posted:
    Jan 21, 2009
    Last Verified:
    Jan 1, 2001
    Keywords provided by , ,
    Robotics; Activities of Daily Living; Spinal Cord Injuries
    Additional relevant MeSH terms:
    Spinal Cord Injuries

    Study Results

    No Results Posted as of Jan 21, 2009