Caregiver-aided Powered Wheelchair Skills

NCT02972307 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 1020645
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 152
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

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.

Conditions

Caregivers

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Wheelchair Skills Test (WST)

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

  one day

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Questionnaire

  one day

Study Arms (1)

caregiver

dyad of caregiver and the wheelchair user to whom they provide care

Other: wheelchair skills

Interventions

wheelchair skills OTHER

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

caregiver

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

dyads of caregivers and the wheelchair users to whom they provide care

You may qualify if:

• ≥ 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.

You may not qualify if:

• 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

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Nova Scotia Health Authority: lead
• Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Centre

Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 4K4, Canada

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Kirby RL, Rushton PW, Routhier F, Demers L, Titus L, Miller-Polgar J, Smith C, McAllister M, Theriault C, Matheson K, Parker K, Sawatzky B, Labbe D, Miller WC. Extent to Which Caregivers Enhance the Wheelchair Skills Capacity and Confidence of Power Wheelchair Users: A Cross-Sectional Study. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2018 Jul;99(7):1295-1302.e9. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2017.11.014. Epub 2018 Jan 3.

  PMID: 29305847 DERIVED

Study Officials

• Lee Kirby, MD, FRCPC

  Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia Health Authority

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE ONLY
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Physician

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 18, 2016
• First Posted: November 23, 2016
• Study Start: July 1, 2016
• Primary Completion: February 1, 2017
• Study Completion: June 1, 2017
• Last Updated: January 12, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-01

Locations

CA (1)