NCT01491789

Virtual Sailing Simulator in Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 18 (actual)
• Sponsor: Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc. · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The research is being done to look at the benefits of a recreational and therapeutic program for people with spinal cord injury using the VSail-Access sailing simulator.

Detailed description

The VSail-Access is the first sailing simulator available for people with disabilities. The VSail-Access simulator is a variation on the VSail where the cockpit is fitted with a seat. The VSail simulator is a generic sailboat cockpit powered by a pneumatic ram and custom designed software. The sailor sails the simulator around virtual courses displayed on a computer screen in the same way as a real sailboat on water. Electronic sensors provide real time feedback to match the movements of the virtual sailboat displayed on the screen with those of the simulator. Sailors can select wind strength and conditions to suit their ability. Adults with spinal cord injury may take part in this study.

Conditions

• Spinal Cord Injury

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	The VSail-Access simulator	You will be transferred to the VSail cockpit and secured. Following the trainer's instruction, you will sail the simulator around virtual courses displayed on a computer screen, using a joystick to control the rudder angle and a mainsheet to control the set of the sail. You will do this for 1 hour.

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-05-01
• Primary completion: 2022-08-01
• Completion: 2022-08-01
• First posted: 2011-12-14
• Last updated: 2024-01-09
• Results posted: 2024-01-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States