New Rear Anti-tip Device for Manual Wheelchairs: Subjective Input (RAD-SI)

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorNova Scotia Health Authority

About this trial

The objective of this study is to obtain subjective input from wheelchair service providers and end-users about their experiences with conventional rear anti-tip devices (C-RADs) of manual wheelchairs and the potential usefulness of a new design.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

at least 18 years of age

willing to participate

alert

co-operative

Disqualifiers

None

Trial population

Local wheelchair service providers will be Occupational Therapists or Occupational Therapy Assistants. Global wheelchair service providers will be people who self-identify as wheelchair service providers. End-users will be wheelchair users and, for some, their caregivers.

Trial design

Design model

Cohort

Time perspective

Cross-sectional

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Local wheelchair service provider questionnaires

    Other intervention

    The local wheelchair service providers will complete a questionnaire that includes demographic data, to allow us to describe the sample, and a questionnaire about rear anti-tip devices for manual wheelchairs.

  • Global wheelchair service provider questionnaires

    Other intervention

    The global wheelchair service providers will complete a questionnaire that includes demographic data, to allow us to describe the sample, and a questionnaire about rear anti-tip devices for manual wheelchairs.

  • End-users questionnaires

    Other intervention

    The end-users will complete a questionnaire that includes demographic and clnical data, to allow us to describe the sample, and a questionnaire about rear anti-tip devices for manual wheelchairs.

Treatment groups

150 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups
Group A: Local wheelchair service providers1 intervention
Group B: Global wheelchair service providers1 intervention
Group C: End-users1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Qualitative comments

For each of a set of problems that have been identified for conventional rear anti-tip devices and a set of potential uses for a new design, study participants will be asked for their subjective comments.

Time frame
By 12 months

Secondary outcomes

1

Questions with categorical responses

For each of a set of problems that have been identified for conventional rear anti-tip devices , study participants will be asked questions for which there are Yes/No answers possible.

Time frame
By 12 months
2

Questions with ordinal-scale answers

For each of a set of potential uses for a new design, study participants will be asked to provide a score from 1-5 on an ordinal scale of potential usefulness.

Time frame
By 12 months

Other outcomes

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