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Robot Co-Pilot could steer wheelchairs away from collisions

NCT ID NCT04072536

NEW Symptom relief Sponsor: Pôle Saint Hélier Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 21, 2026 · Last updated Sep 21, 2026

Summary

Researchers test a robotic assistance module that attaches to an electric wheelchair and helps the driver steer. The study includes 25 adults with neurological conditions such as brain injury or neurodegeneration who have used an electric wheelchair as their main transport for at least three months. Participants drive three test circuits of increasing difficulty, once a week for three weeks, completing each circuit six times with the assistance switched on for half the runs and off for the other half. The team counts collisions and measures driving speed and skill to see whether the module improves safety.

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Active substance
a robotic assistance module that helps steer an electric wheelchair
What this could lead to
If it works, the module could make electric wheelchairs safer and easier to drive, letting more people with neurological disorders use one.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early study of 25 people on test circuits, not real-world streets. The module may not cut collisions or may help only some drivers.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

25 people

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Started

Jun 2019

Finished

Jun 2019

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Aged over 18, * Having freely consented to participate in the study, * suffering from neurological disorders such as cerebro-lesion or neuro-degeneration, * Having benefited from a prescription of electric wheelchair and circulating in an electric wheelchair for more than 3 months, * of which the electric wheelchair is the main mode of transport, * The physical measurements (weight, height) are compatible with the use of the electric wheelchair chosen for the development of the robotics assistance module. Exclusion Criteria: * Understanding difficulties preventing the realization of the protocol, * Motor disorders of the upper limb requiring additional driving technical assistance, * Patient having expressed difficulties impacting his safety of sedan and / or exterior.

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Conditions

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nervous system disorder

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Neurological disorders

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Pôle Saint-Hélier

    Rennes, Brittany Region, 35000, France

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