Two groups of randomised rehabilitation patients will try a softwheels wheelchair and a regular one. One group will start with the softwheelsl and then change to the regular, and the other will start with the regular and then change to the softwheel.
The patients who are received to the rehabilitation ward and are confined to the use of a wheelchair are randomized to two groups. The first are given a wheelchair with wheelsoft wheels and the second group with regular wheels. The wheels of the chair are all covered to look similar to regular wheels (the regular wheels are also covered). All the patients will be taken once a day to a 10 minute trip with the wheelchair. After two days a questionnaire regarding their experience with the chair will be passed. On the third day the groups will change their wheels to the other kind. And again taken to daily trips and a final questionnaire on day four. We will collect additional data from the patients: age, sex, medical record, weight, height, ethnic background, marital status, working status.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
24
2 randomised groups will try the softwheel wheelchair compare to regular one, but in different order.
haemek MC
Afula, Israel
Satisfaction - first round
Overall satisfaction from wheelchair (regarding pain, comfort, tiredness, muscle crumps, feeling of safety) will be measured by questionairre after the first round
Time frame: 2 days
Satisfaction - Second round
Overall satisfaction from wheelchair (regarding pain, comfort, tiredness, muscle crumps, feeling of safety) will be measured by questionairre after the second round
Time frame: 2 days
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