Elderly
Conditions
Brief summary
The device which is the subject of this investigation is a robotic assistance module for the driving of a semi-autonomous electric wheelchair (FRE). It's intended to accessorize the FRE to improve the safety conditions during the driving of a FRE, making it possible to decrease the rate of accident in wheelchair on the one hand, increase the confidence of driving on the other hand, and facilitate the access to the FRE of people not being able to aspire to it without the use of a device of safety of this type.
Interventions
DEVICEUsing anti-collision Sensors on electric wheelchairs
use of anti-collision sensors on the electric wheelchair during 3 weeks
OTHERUse of an electric wheelchair without sensors
Use of an electric wheelchair without sensors for 3 weeks before using anti-collision sensors then during 3 weeks after using the anti-collision sensors.
Sponsors
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
Centre Communal d'Action Sociale Saint-Etienne
Pôle Saint Hélier
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Over 60 years of age, * Resident in an institution for the elderly or nursing home, * with a electric wheelchair but expressing driving difficulties * Having freely consented to participate in the study, * In the case of a guardianship, the legal representative having read the information document intended for the legal guardian of an adult under legal protection (under guardianship) and having given his or her free and informed consent for the person for whom he or she is responsible to participate in the study (in agreement with the patient).
Exclusion criteria
* Impaired comprehension preventing the protocol from being carried out, * Person in an emergency situation unable to give prior consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Evaluate benefits of using a FRE equipped with the assistance module on the confidence in driving electric wheelchair for elderly people in EHPAD | Day 42 | Evaluation by using the under score of confidence of Wheelchair Skill Test questionnaire (WST-Q-T 5.1) during the period of use of the module and at the end. The score goes from 0 to 56 (56 is the higher level of confidence). |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Driving habilities | Day 42 and Day 63 | Benefits of the sensors on ability and performance of tasks performed with the electric wheelchair by Wheelchair Skill Test questionnaire (WST-Q-T 5.1). The score will go from 0 to 56 for each scale (performance and frequency), a high score will represent a good driving performance |
| Distance traveled measured by sensors on the FRE | Day 21, Day 42 and Day 63 | The distance will be measured in meters with a lap counter type. |
| Mesure of mental load related to wheelchair mobility | Day 21, Day 42 and Day 63 | Mental load will be measured by the NASA-Task Load Index. It is in the form of six scales where the participant must assign a score between zero and one hundred to each of them, score indicating a growing level of intensity. Three dimensions relate to the demands imposed on the subject (mental, physical and temporal demands) and three to the interaction of a subject with the task (effort, frustration and performance). |
| Ease of Use Questionnaire | Day 42 | Satisfaction of using FRE by users will be mesured by the Ease of Use Questionnaire. He is composed of 27 questions, each question is valued between 0 to 7. a high score will represent a high satisfaction. |
| Acceptability of anti-collision sensors by users | Day 42 | A acceptability questionnaire based on the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) will be completed at day 42, with semi-directive interview |
Countries
France
Outcome results
None listed