Investigation of the Effects of Independent Transfer Training

NCT03160612 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: 15030691H133N110011
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 94
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The objective of this research study is to 1) evaluate the effectiveness of web based transfer training materials for wheelchair users and 2) determine the reliability of a refined transfer assessment instrument (TAI) as completed by individuals who use wheelchairs for a majority of mobility and clinicians who score transfers in-person and remotely.

Conditions

Wheelchair Transfers

Keywords

Wheelchair; Biomechanics; Transfer; Training

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in Transfer Assessment Instrument (TAI) Scores

  Transfer assessment instrument (TAI) scores will be collected both before and after the training to assess for changes in the score.

  Baseline visit and visit 2 (which will occur within 7 days of baseline)

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Shoulder pain

  Baseline visit

• Shoulder pathology

  Baseline Visit

• Wrist Pain

  Baseline visit

• Wrist pathology

  Baseline Visit

Study Arms (2)

Case

OTHER

Transfer Training Subjects will be randomized to receive the transfer training either after baseline measures are collected (case) during visit 1.

Behavioral: Transfer Training

Control

OTHER

Transfer Training Subjects will be randomized to receive the transfer training during the follow-up testing at visit 2.

Behavioral: Transfer Training

Interventions

Transfer Training BEHAVIORAL

Transfer training interventions will take approximately 1 hour to complete and consist of an interactive web based module that participants interact with which includes text, pictures, videos and time to practice new skills. Additionally, participants will receive an educational handout summarizing the online module.

Case; Control

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Over the age of 18
• Utilizes a wheelchair for the majority of mobility (over 40 hours per week)
• Ability to transfer independently (may use equipment)
• Self-report ability to complete a transfer to and from a surface in 30 seconds
• English speaking

You may not qualify if:

• Current or recent history (last 3 months) of pressure sores that may be exacerbated by multiple transfers
• Active use of the lower limb muscles during transfers
• Upper extremity pain that inhibits the ability to perform transfers or bear weight on the upper extremities
• Other neurologic condition that could impair learning
• History of heart or lung conditions that would be made worse by completing up to six back and forth transfers to a mat table

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Pittsburgh: lead
• Department of Health and Human Services: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15206, United States

Location

Study Officials

• Michael Boninger, M.D.

  University of Pittsburgh

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor and UPMC Endowed Vice Chair for Research

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 16, 2017
• First Posted: May 19, 2017
• Study Start: June 1, 2015
• Primary Completion: July 2, 2016
• Study Completion: February 18, 2018
• Last Updated: January 8, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)