The objective of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of remote training to teach clinicians how to train others in wheelchair skills.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
32
Individuals will receive wheelchair skills training remotely. They will be provided with the Wheelchair Skills Training Program to review (http://www.wheelchairskillsprogram.ca/eng/index.php), and then will be directed to use this information to perform the wheelchair skills. They will video the attempts, and will receive feedback on methods to improve their techniques.
Individuals will receive wheelchair skills training in one-on-one sessions, taught by those who received the wheelchair skills training remotely.
South Florida Spinal Cord Injury System
Miami, Florida, United States
Midwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury Care System
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Northern New Jersey Spinal Cord System
West Orange, New Jersey, United States
University of Pittsburgh Model Center on Spinal Cord Injury
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Change from baseline in wheelchair skills capacity of trainees at study completion as measured by the Wheelchair Skills Test Questionnaire
Trainees will have increased capacity to perform wheelchair skills after receiving one-on-one skills training.
Time frame: Baseline, and at study completion ( an average of 3 weeks)
Change from baseline in wheelchair skills confidence of trainees at study completion as measured by the Wheelchair Skills Test Questionnaire
Trainees will have increased confidence in their ability to perform wheelchair skills after receiving one-on-one skills training.
Time frame: Baseline, and at study completion ( an average of 3 weeks)
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