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Wheelchair User Physical Activity Training Intervention to Enhance Cardiometabolic Health

Wheelchair User Physical Activity Training Intervention to Enhance Cardiometabolic Health (WATCH): A Community-based Randomized Control Trial

Who can join

Ages 18 and older · All sexes

Inclusion Criteria:

* Age 18 years or older
* Has a physical disability requiring the use of a wheelchair (includes manual wheelchairs, motorized wheelchairs, motor-assisted wheelchairs, and electric scooters)
* Ability to attend weekly exercise sessions in person
* Ability to independently move one or both upper extremities
* Has participated in no more than 60 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity per week in the past month
* English-speaking
* Able to provide informed consent
* Ability to complete a valid V02max score with 2 attempts

Exclusion Criteria:

* Determination by their physician to be medically unstable
* Has had cardiovascular complications within the past year or unstable heart disease
* Currently receiving medical treatment for an acute injury
* Presence of a stage IV pressure injury
* Currently pregnant or suspect pregnancy

About the study

The goal of the study is to improve cardiometabolic health outcomes for wheelchair users and identify strategies for achieving sufficient physical activity intensity during bouts of structured physical activity.

What is being tested

• Intensity-controlled physical activity training (IPAT) (behavioral)
• Education and Access (EA) (behavioral)

Sponsor: Washington University School of Medicine · Participants: 108 · Started: Aug 10, 2023

Contact the study team

• Kimberly A Walker, OTD · Phone: 314-273-7010
• Kerri A Morgan, PhD · Phone: 314-286-1659

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06013046

Locations in the U.S.

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.