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Enhancing Indoor, Community, and Advanced Wheelchair Skills in SCI
In Brief
A Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating Wheelchair Skills Training and Basic Health Education for Spinal Cord Injury. Completed, enrolled 138 participants across 3 sites.
Detailed Summary
We propose to test an evidence-based wheelchair skills training program to optimize wheelchair safety and performance in veterans with SCI. The proposed training program incorporates emerging evidence on wheelchair biomechanics and motor-skills learning, and addresses recommendations in a new clinical practice guideline. Given the difficulty in translating wheelchair skills learned in a therapy clinic with "real world" problems in the home and community post-discharge, we are proposing to conduct the wheelchair skills training in and around the veteran's home. The immediate goal is to enhance ability, performance time, safety, community participation, and quality of life, while minimizing physical strain. The ultimate goal is to reduce morbidity/mortality associated with wheelchair use and promote successful aging with a disability.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Subjects are provided with five weeks of wheelchair skills training, tailored to meet their needs.
Five sessions are held with subjects to provide them with educational information regarding health related issues - such as nutrition, proper hand hygiene, sports, etc.