The research of effect in the novel back support set for elderly individuals

UMIN ID: UMIN000023796

Registered date:01/09/2016

Basic Information

• Recruitment status: Complete: follow-up complete
• Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied: We don't limit for individuals by type of disease. one of our inclusion criteria is using wheelchair in daily living.
• Date of first enrollment: 2014/10/31
• Target sample size: 15
• Countries of recruitment: Japan
• Study type: Interventional

Intervention(s)

This research is crossed-over design. We use two wheelchairs as intervention. All individuals sit both wheelchairs (Wheelchair A and Wheelchair B). I perform experiment at random. Trial 1: Wheelchair A, next, Wheelchair B Both wheelchairs are standard type wheelchair. Wheelchair B is attached novel back support set.
Trial 2: Wheelchair B , next, Wheelchair A

Outcome(s)

• Primary Outcome: The cervical, trunk, shoulder flexion, and elevation angles of the upper extremity in the sagittal plane.
• Secondary Outcome: Buttock and back support pressure distributions were measured.

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

• Age minimum: 65years-old
• Age maximum: Not applicable
• Gender: Male and Female
• Exclude criteria: We define an exclusion criteria. We exclude the individuals who could not understand the content of research.

Related Information

• Primary Sponsor: Japan Health Care College
• Source(s) of Monetary Support: Japan Health Care College