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Virtual Peer Coaching in Manual Wheelchair Skills
Sponsor: University of Pittsburgh
Summary
The objective of this study is to determine the effectiveness of remote manual wheelchair skills training program. First, peer coaches will be enrolled and trained. Then, trainees will be enrolled into one of three interventions: intervention with remote feedback (Group 1), wait list control group (Group 2), and structured self-study (Group 3).
Official title: Improving Manual Wheelchair Skills Through Remote Training
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
132
Start Date
2024-06-25
Completion Date
2027-12-30
Last Updated
2025-06-22
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Intervention A: 1-on-1 wheelchair skills training by a peer coach
Trainees will engage in 1:1 virtual zoom meetings facilitated by the study team scheduled weekly for 6 sessions with the opportunity for 2 makeup sessions. Sessions will last approximately 30 minutes and may include goal setting, review of progress, instruction, and "homework" of prescribed content for trainees to review. Participants may upload videos of themselves completing skills through Qualtrics to get feedback.
Intervention B: Training via educational videos
Intervention B will be a series of educational videos that participants review and then are encouraged to the practice the skills. Participants will have access to the materials for 8 weeks. Group 3 will have access to approximately 3 hours of wheelchair skills video training content. Actual viewing time will depend upon the individual's training goal. While they will receive a weekly reminder about practicing, there is no prescribed frequency for how often they should be practicing the skills in the videos.
Locations (1)
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States