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Effect of Wheelchair Skill Training on Concern of Falling and Self-Confidence in Using a Wheelchair During Various Activities Among Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury Undergoing Rehabilitation

Effect of Wheelchair Skill Training on Fall Concern and Perceived Self- Efficacy in Wheeled Mobility Among Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury Undergoing Rehabilitation - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/11/059492
Enrollment
18
Registered
2023-11-03
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-06-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: G958- Other specified diseases of spinalcord

Interventions

Intervention1: Wheelchair Skill Training: A Total of 24hrs of training distributed over a period of 4 weeks- comprising of basic, community and advanced wheelchair skills. Control Intervention1: not a

Sponsors

Chitra Kataria
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Spinal Cord injury - paraplegics (AIS A to C, level of injury below T1) . Medically Stable. Not more than 1 year since injury, undergoing conventional rehabilitation. Ability to maintain unsupported sitting position for 30 sec. Using wheelchair as a primary mode of mobility. Subjects who can read and understand English or Hindi.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Subjects with diagnosed neurological/psychiatric problems that might impair learning. Having upper limb pain/injury/ deformity limiting wheelchair mobility. Subjects with unhealed pressure sores. BMI > 30 , would hinder Wheelchair mobility. Subjects with hearing/ visual impairment

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Wheelchair Skills Test (WST)Timepoint: WST on day 0 and again after completion at 4 weeks—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Spinal cord injury- fall concern scale ( SCI-FCS) Self efficacy in wheeled mobility (SEWM)Timepoint: SCI FCS, SEWM on day 0 and again after completion at 4 weeks—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr. Chitra Kataria

Indian Spinal Injury Centre- Institute of rehabilitation sciences

chitrakataria@yahoo.com9810310670

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026