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NCT Number: NCT02972307

Caregiver-aided Powered Wheelchair Skills

There has been only minimal research on wheelchair skills by the caregivers of manual or powered wheelchair. There are no published data on the extent to which caregivers can enhance the mobility of powered wheelchair users. The primary objective of this study is to test the hypothesis that caregivers enhance the wheelchair skills capacity, confidence and performance of the powered wheelchair users to whom they provide assistance. Our secondary objective is to add to the literature on the measurement properties of the wheelchair skills test (questionnaire and capability version) for powered wheelchair users and their caregivers.

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Key information

Conditions

Caregivers

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Centre

Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 4K4, Canada

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • ≥ 18 years of age
  • able to communicate in English and/or French (depending upon the site)
  • live within 50 km of the research centre
  • be willing to participate (as evidenced by completion of the assessment)
  • be able to set a scheduled time for the study visit when both the caregiver and wheelchair user will be present and provide informed consent

Caregivers:

  • must be an unpaid caregiver (e.g. a family member or friend)
  • spend an average total of at least 2 hours per week with the powered wheelchair user that includes powered wheelchair mobility.

Wheelchair user:

  • must have his/her own powered wheelchair
  • use the powered wheelchair for at least 6 hours per week
  • have a caregiver who spends an average total of at least 2 hours per week with the powered wheelchair user that includes powered wheelchair mobility.

Exclusion criteria

  • have unstable medical conditions (e.g. angina, seizures) that might make the use of a powered wheelchair dangerous
  • emotional problems (e.g. severe anxiety, depression) that might make participation unsafe or unpleasant

Treatment and study plan

wheelchair skills

Other

the extent to which caregivers enhance the wheelchair skills of powered wheelchair users

Primary outcomes

  1. Wheelchair Skills Test (WST)

    Time frame: one day

    Objective (WST) and Questionnaire (WST-Q) versions

Secondary outcomes

  1. Questionnaire

    Time frame: one day

    Qualitative open ended questions on wheelchair skills

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Nova Scotia Health Authority

Other

Collaborators

  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Registry information

Official study title

The Extent to Which Caregivers Enhance the Wheelchair Skills of Powered Wheelchair Users: a Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

Important dates

Study start
2016
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2017
First posted
Nov 23, 2016
Registry last updated
Jan 12, 2018

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