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NCT Number: NCT00924872

Power Mobility Training for Persons With Stroke

To test the hypothesis that persons with stroke can safely and effectively learn to use power mobility devices. The primary objective of this project is to test the hypothesis that, with formal wheelchair skills training, people who have had a stroke and have been prescribed a power wheelchair will have a larger improvement in performance and safety scores on the wheelchair skills test than people who have not received wheelchair skills training.

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Key information

Conditions

Stroke Brain Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Cerebrovascular Disorders Mobility Nervous System Diseases Vascular Diseases

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Centre

Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 4K4, Canada

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • be an inpatient at the Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Centre with a primary diagnosis of stroke within the previous 6 months;
  • be competent to provide informed consent;
  • have permission of the attending physician to participate;
  • require no more than minimal assistance for verbal/non-verbal communication and auditory comprehension as evaluated by a therapist or by chart review of the baseline CIHI evaluation;27
  • be able to attend during a 20-minute therapy session as evaluated by the occupational or physical therapist;
  • use a manual wheelchair for at least 1 hour per day;
  • be able to be safely seated in the power wheelchair that we will be using for the study;
  • have no significant visual impairment (such that a subject would be unable to see barriers) as evaluated by his/her therapist based on his/her performance during functional tasks;
  • Not currently be using a power wheelchair
  • have no physical or mental health condition (as determined by the health-care team) that would make participation dangerous.

Exclusion criteria

  • none

Treatment and study plan

wheelchair skills training

Other

Five 30-minute training sessions, at a target frequency of 3-5 sessions per week, aimed at improving their power wheelchair skills.

Other names: WSP

Primary outcomes

  1. Wheelchair skills test - power mobility version

    Time frame: Pre and post intervention, 3 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. questionnaire

    Time frame: post intervention (3 weeks), 3 month follow-up

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Nova Scotia Health Authority

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Power Mobility Training for Persons With Stroke: A Randomized Control Trial

Important dates

Study start
2009
Primary completion
2012
Study completion
2012
First posted
Jun 19, 2009
Registry last updated
Sep 3, 2012

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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