Interest of Using an Electric Wheelchair Equipped With Anti-collision Sensors for Elderly People in EHPAD

Pôle Saint Hélier1 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Elderly

Interventions

Using anti-collision Sensors on electric wheelchairsDEVICE

use of anti-collision sensors on the electric wheelchair during 3 weeks

Use of an electric wheelchair without sensorsOTHER

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.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 60 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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

Locations (3)

Pôle Saint-Hélier

Rennes, Brittany Region, France

CCAS Saint-Etienne

Saint-Etienne, France

USLD Saint Etienne

Saint-Etienne, France

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Evaluate benefits of using a FRE equipped with the assistance module on the confidence in driving electric wheelchair for elderly people in EHPAD

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).

Time frame: Day 42

Secondary Outcomes

Driving habilities

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

Time frame: Day 42 and Day 63

Distance traveled measured by sensors on the FRE

The distance will be measured in meters with a lap counter type.

Time frame: Day 21, Day 42 and Day 63

Mesure of mental load related to wheelchair mobility

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).

Time frame: Day 21, Day 42 and Day 63

Ease of Use Questionnaire

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.

Time frame: Day 42

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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