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Virtual Peer Coaching in Manual Wheelchair Skills

Improving Manual Wheelchair Skills Through Remote Training

Who can join

Ages 18 and older · All sexes

Inclusion Criteria:

Coaches:

* At least 18 years old
* Non-progressive SCI
* Able to speak and read English
* Reside in the community
* Independently use a manual wheelchair for at least 50% of mobility

Coaches with paraplegia:

\- Able to complete all skills targeted by the intervention, except stair ascent, (WST-Q item scores 2) independently.

Coaches with tetraplegia:

\- Able to complete all skills targeted by the intervention with or without assistance

Trainees:

* At least 18 years old
* Non-progressive SCI
* Able to speak and read English
* Reside in the community
* Independently use a manual wheelchair for 50% of mobility
* Access to an Internet-ready device with video capabilities.
* Access to a spotter for practicing wheelchair skills
* Desire training for at least 5 of the 16 skills targeted by the training program

Exclusion Criteria:

* none

About the study

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), and a wait list control group (Group 2).

What is being tested

• Intervention A: 1-on-1 wheelchair skills training by a peer coach (other)
• Intervention B: Training via educational videos (other)

Sponsor: University of Pittsburgh · Participants: 132 · Started: Jun 25, 2024

Contact the study team

• Lee Tempest, BS · Phone: 412-232-9326
• Debbie Harrington, BS · Phone: 412-383-1355

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06295146

Locations in the U.S.

Conditions

• Paraplegia
• Spinal Cord Injuries
• Quadriplegia

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