A Randomized Exercise Trial for Wheelchair Users

Sponsor

University of Kansas (Other)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT00866112

Collaborator

(none)

135

Enrollment

Location

Arms

Duration (Months)

2.8

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

People with mobility disabilities are at greater risk than the general population for incurring health problems. Many of these conditions are preventable through behavior and lifestyle changes such as exercise and physical activity. Recent evidence suggests that people with disabilities experience the same physiologic response to exercise as the general population. Nonetheless, nearly three-fourths of those with disabilities report being entirely sedentary or not active enough to achieve health benefits. Despite some knowledge of issues that limit physical activity among this population, few studies have investigated methods for promoting physical activity adoption among people with disabilities, including wheelchair users. The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of a behavioral intervention to promote physical activity adoption over 6 months and maintenance of physical activity over another 6 months by community-dwelling manual wheelchair users.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Spinal Cord Injury Multiple Sclerosis Muscular Dystrophy Cerebral Palsy Spina Bifida Amputation Arthritis Stroke	Other: Educational session to promote physical activity Other: Minimal contact	N/A

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Actual Enrollment :

135 participants

Allocation:

Randomized

Intervention Model:

Parallel Assignment

Masking:

None (Open Label)

Official Title:

A Randomized Exercise Trial for Wheelchair Users

Study Start Date :

May 1, 2008

Actual Primary Completion Date :

Feb 1, 2011

Actual Study Completion Date :

Jun 1, 2012

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: 1 Intervention group to promote physical activity	Other: Educational session to promote physical activity Educational session, goal setting, self monitoring of daily engagement in physical activity
Other: 2 Minimal contact control group	Other: Minimal contact Self guided education manual about adopting physical activity, self monitor daily engagement in physical activity

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Experimental: 1

Intervention group to promote physical activity

Other: Educational session to promote physical activity

Educational session, goal setting, self monitoring of daily engagement in physical activity

Other: 2

Minimal contact control group

Other: Minimal contact

Self guided education manual about adopting physical activity, self monitor daily engagement in physical activity

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Weekly minutes spent in aerobic and strengthening activity [Baseline, 12, 26 and 52 weeks]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years to 65 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Inclusion Criteria:

Be experiencing a permanent disability of at least 6 months that limits mobility sufficiently to require use of a wheelchair as the primary method of mobility outside the home
Have not been moderately to vigorously physically active for the past 6 months
Be willing to attend the educational workshop
Receive physician approval for participation

Exclusion criteria include:

Presence of medical conditions such as uncontrolled cardiovascular problems that the patient's physician identifies as being contraindicated for exercise
Pregnancy or planning to become pregnant