NCT06259643

Effects of Power Wheelchair Soccer for Individuals Presenting With Physical Impairments

Clinical and Psychosocial Impact of Power Wheelchair Soccer for Individuals Presenting With Physical Impairments

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Université Catholique de Louvain · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 12 Years – 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study is a prospective interventional study. It will be conducted at a single center with participants who have neuromotor impairments. The primary objective is to assess and measure the clinical and psychosocial effects of a season of power wheelchair soccer among its participants presenting with severe motor impairments due to neuromuscular lesion. A maximum of twenty participants will be recruited and included in the same group. Data collection will be performed before, during, and after the wheelchair soccer season. The study will span the entire season, starting in November 2023 and ending in June 2024. Clinical and psychosocial assessments will be conducted every 3 months. Each assessment session will last 2 hours per participant. Before and after the wheelchair soccer season matches, we will evaluate parameters related to the physical load of the sport. These evaluations will last 10 minutes per participant.

Conditions

• Neuromuscular Diseases
• Cerebral Palsy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Power wheelchair soccer	Participants will practice power wheelchair soccer during the course of the power wheelchair soccer season (starting in November 2023 and ending in June 2024). Sessions are given once a week, by a coach with experience in this adaptive sport.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-11-01
• Primary completion: 2024-06-15
• Completion: 2024-06-15
• First posted: 2024-02-14
• Last updated: 2024-02-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Belgium