Comparative Analysis of Step-Height Overcoming: Vehicle-Towed Wheelchairs vs. Self-Propelled Wheelchairs

JRCT ID: jRCT1040240109

Registered date:23/10/2024

Basic Information

• Recruitment status: Pending
• Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied: N/A
• Date of first enrollment: 23/10/2024
• Target sample size: 20
• Study type: Interventional
• Intervention(s): An identification number will be recorded on the subject identification sheet, and each subject will draw a note from an opaque envelope, indicating either "Normal to Towed" or "Towed to Normal."

Outcome(s)

• Primary Outcome: Height of steps that can be run over (cm)

Secondary Outcome

Time taken to run the steps (seconds)
Body size (height and weight)
Correlation between gender and key endpoints
Muscle strength (grip strength)

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

• Age minimum: >= 18age old
• Age maximum: <= 60age old
• Gender: Both

Include criteria

The study will include healthy individuals who meet all of the following criteria:

Adults aged between 18 and 60 years.
Individuals who have provided informed consent through signing the consent form for participation in this study.

Exclude criteria

Patients who meet any of the following criteria will be excluded from this study:

Pregnant individuals.
Individuals with limb impairments or functional disabilities that affect mobility.

Related Information

• Primary Sponsor: Saitoh Takeji