Manuele rolstoel gebruikers Manual wheelchair users subjects with a neurological disorder
Conditions
Interventions
Power assisted wheels mounted on their own wheelchair frame.
Sponsors
Roessingh Research and Development
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Manual wheelchair user for at least one year due to a neurological disorder. • The subjects should be able to propel a manual wheelchair bimanually. • Medically and physically stable, judged by subjects own rehabilitation physician. • Sufficient trunk stability to maintain posture. • Age 18 or older. • Subjects should be able to use their usual mode of transportation with the power assisted wheels. • The power assist wheels should fit on the subjects own wheelchair frame.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Use of any type of PAPAW. - Extreme shoulder pain, contractures upper extremity and/or spasticity which made manual wheelchair propulsion for the duration of the measurements impossible. - Cognitive or communicative impairments which made cooperation with the study protocol compromised.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Main study parameter is shoulder load (perceived shoulder load and objectively measured load). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary study parameters are intensity, frequency and influence on daily activities of shoulder pain; distance, velocity and time daily travelled; wheelchair skills; energy expenditure; community participation, self-esteem and user satisfaction. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed