New wheelchair gadgets aim to make hospital rides smoother for cancer patients
NCT ID NCT06902883
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tested two simple changes to hospital wheelchairs: a holder to keep IV poles attached during transport, and a more comfortable seat. Researchers wanted to see if these upgrades could shorten travel time and reduce pain for cancer patients being moved around the hospital. About 154 patients took part, and their feedback on comfort and pain was collected.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Serum holder connected to the wheelchair and wheelchair seat
- What this could lead to
- If successful, these simple wheelchair upgrades could reduce travel time and pain for cancer patients being moved around the hospital.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-hospital study focused on comfort and efficiency, not a medical treatment. Results may not apply to other hospitals or patient groups.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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154 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Finished
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Aug 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Informed patient and signed informed consent * Age equal or greater than 18 * Speak and read french * For serum holder connected to wheelchair only : patients with multiple infusion devices and transported in wheelchair * For wheelchair seat : patients transported in wheelchair from hospitalized unit to radiology department Exclusion Criteria: * disoriented or confused patient * Patients under judicial protection (curatorship, tutorship) and/or deprived of freedom * pregnant or breastfeeding women
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Gustave Roussy
Villejuif, 94800, France
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