Using an Adaptive Rower for People Using Motorized Wheelchairs
NCT Number: NCT06546891
Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Phases: NA
Conditions: People Who Use Motorized Wheelchairs for Mobility
Interventions: BEHAVIORAL: Adaptive Rowing
Sponsor: University of South Carolina
Collaborators: Foundation for Physical Therapy, Inc.
Sex: ALL
Age: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Enrollment: 10
Study Design: Allocation: NA|Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP|Masking: NONE|Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
Start Date: 2024-08-15
Completion Date: 2025-05-31
Locations: Public Health Research Center, Columbia, South Carolina, 29208, United States

Summary:
The goal of this clinical trial are to determine the feasibility and impact of an adaptive rower exercise intervention for adults who use motorized wheelchairs for mobility.

The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are:

1. What is the impact on participant's cardiovascular endurance, and perception of mobility and quality of life?
2. Is the intervention feasible, acceptable and safe?

examine feasibility of the adaptive rower intervention through measures of acceptability, adherence, intensity and safety for adults who use motorized wheelchairs for mobility.

Participants will complete 12 sessions of 10-20 minutes of supervised and coached moderate to vigorous activity using the adaptive rower over a seven week period. Participants will complete pre- and post- outcome assessments of cardiovascular fitness, and outcome surveys,

Primary Outcome Measures: Six Minute Arm Test, Submaximal fitness test using an upper body ergometer. Maximum power, maximum rate of perceived exertion and maximum heart rate are recorded. Higher power, lower RPE and lower maximum heart rate is better outcome, Study Start (Week 1) and at Study Completion (week 7-8)|Spinal Cord Injury Functional Inventory basic mobility, motorized wheelchair mobility and resilience subscales, Scores from 0-100% where mean scores for population is 50%, higher score better outcome, Study Start (Week 1) and at Study Completion (week 7-8)
Secondary Outcome Measures: System Usability Scale, a standardized 10-question survey for perception of usability, scored from 0-100%, higher score, better outcome, Study Completion (week 7-8)|Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale-Short (PACES-S), a standardized 4-question survey for perception of enjoyment of a physical activity intervention, scale is 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree), total score 4-20 with higher score as better outcome, Study Completion (week 7-8)|Heart Rate (beats per minute), mean and range at rest, mean and range during rowing, Heart rate will be recorded at rest and throughout the exercise intervention using a polar heart rate monitor and actigraph. Heart rate near target zone, better outcome, 2 x a week through study completion, 7-8 weeks|Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE)-Borg 6-20 Scale, RPE will be verbally stated by participant and recorded by study personnel at beginning, mid and end of steady state portion, and at each interval for interval exercise. (RPE, 6-20, higher means higher intensity) RPE within target zone of moderate intensity (12-14) better outcome, 2 x a week through study completion, 7-8 weeks|Pain Scale (0-10 visual analog scale) and body location of pain verbalized by participant and recorded by study personnel, participant complaints of discomfort or pain verbally stated along with location. Higher means worse pain, lower is better outcome, 2 x a week through study completion, 7-8 weeks
Other Outcome Measures: Short Self-Efficacy for Exercise Scale, A standardized 9-question survey to measure participant confidence in being able to exercise under a variety of conditions. Scores are 0-90 where higher scores indicate better outcome ., Study Start (Week 1) and at Study Completion (week 7-8)