NCT04531488

Simulator Based Powered Mobility Training of Children With Special Needs

Powered Mobility Training of Children With Special Needs: Conventional Versus Simulator-based Practice

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 36 (actual)
• Sponsor: Alyn Pediatric & Adolescent Rehabilitation Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 6 Years – 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study compared conventional powered mobility practice to simulator based practice of children with special needs aged 6-18 years.

Detailed description

This study compared conventional powered mobility practice to simulator based practice of children with special needs aged 6-18 years. The study has 3 stages: 1) Simulator validity study 2) Powered mobility outcome measures reliability and validity for children 6-18 years 3) Intervention study to compare simulator based practice and powered mobility practice. 1. Simulator validity study included 30 children aged 6-18 years, proficient powered mobility drivers. All participants had physical disabilities- CP or Neuromuscular conditions. 2. This stage included the first 30 children from the intervention study. Data for the study was based on the first evaluation out of the two evaluations in the study. 3. This stage included 36 children aged 6-18 years in need of powered mobility practice to become a proficient driver. The particpants were divided into two groups- experimental (simulator based practice) and control group (standard powered wheelchair practice).

Conditions

• Cerebral Palsy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Powered Mobility Training Simulator	Two groups of participants- 18 in each- were provided with either a simulator or powered wheelchair. Both groups were tested at baseline for powered mobility level. Both groups the practiced at home or school for 12 weeks, 4 times a week for at least 20 minutes. Both groups returned and underwent another evaluation to assess powered mobility level after 12 weeks of practice.
OTHER	Training with Powered Wheel Chair	Training with Powered Wheel Chair

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-05-01
• Primary completion: 2020-07-15
• Completion: 2020-07-15
• First posted: 2020-08-28
• Last updated: 2020-08-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Israel