Remote coaching boosts wheelchair skills in new study
NCT ID NCT06295146
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a remote training program can help manual wheelchair users improve their skills. Researchers will train peer coaches, then enroll 132 wheelchair users to receive either remote feedback training or be placed on a waitlist. The goal is to see if remote training boosts confidence, ability, and how often people perform wheelchair skills.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 132 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: Coaches: * At least 18 years old * Non-progressive SCI * Able to speak and read English * Reside in the community * Independently use a manual wheelchair for at least 50% of mobility Coaches with paraplegia: \- Able to complete all skills targeted by the intervention, except stair ascent, (WST-Q item scores 2) independently. Coaches with tetraplegia: \- Able to complete all skills targeted by the intervention with or without assistance Trainees: * At least 18 years old * Non-progressive SCI * Able to speak and read English * Reside in the community * Independently use a manual wheelchair for 50% of mobility * Access to an Internet-ready device with video capabilities. * Access to a spotter for practicing wheelchair skills * Desire training for at least 5 of the 16 skills targeted by the training program Exclusion Criteria: * none
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Locations
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University of Pittsburgh
RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15219, United States
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