CompletedPhase 1

Enhancing Participation In the Community by Improving Wheelchair Skills: Phase 2

Canada2 participantsStarted 2012-08

Plain-language summary

The purpose of this project is to conduct a pilot study of the EPIC WheelS wheelchair skills home training program for older adults in preparation for a third phase feasibility study.

Who can participate

Age range50 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * at least 50 years old * live in the community within metropolitan Winnipeg * self-propel a MWC (Manual Wheelchair) at least 1 hour per day * use their MWC for mobility outside of the home * have used a MWC for less than 2 years Exclusion Criteria: * cannot communicate and complete study questionnaires in English * anticipate a health condition that contraindicates wheelchair training

What they're measuring

Change From Baseline in Wheelchair Skills Test (WST) 4.1 Capacity Score

Timeframe: Baseline and follow-up (1 month)

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01644292

SponsorUniversity of Manitoba

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2013-03

Results submitted2013-08-12

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