Virtual Seating Coach on Power Wheelchairs of Persons With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
In brief
A literature review was completed related to the topic of use of the Virtual Seating Coach (VSC) device with clients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) with no results. The VSC components are FDA approved and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) compliant, which have been used for many years by clinicians to achieve therapy goals of repositioning and best practice of utilizing power wheelchair seat functioning on a frequent basis. The VSC is typically not covered by insurance, but with clinical documentation, it has the potential for reimbursement. There is conflicting and vague information in the literature with regards to the prevalence/types of wounds and prevalence of pain in this population.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT05742828
- Run by
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
- People needed
- 39
- Starts
- 2017-09-20
- Expected to finish
- 2020-03-31
- Last updated by the study team
- 2023-05-06
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Treatment group:
- Inclusion will be diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
- Current clinic client at The Carolinas Neuromuscular ALS/MDA Center's Multidisciplinary ALS clinic
- Currently using a Permobil power wheelchair with power seating with R-Net electronics that accepts the VSC
- Has a Permobil Corpus 3G (6 months old or newer) or who order a new Permobil power wheelchair.
- New Permobil chairs which are not obtained through this clinic will also be able to enter the study, such as chairs from other regions or from the Veteran's Administration.
- Comparison group:
- Inclusion will be diagnosis of ALS
- Current clinic client at The Carolinas Neuromuscular ALS/Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Center's multidisciplinary ALS clinic
- Currently using a power wheelchair with power seating.
- New chairs which are not obtained through this clinic will also be able to enter the study, such as chairs from other regions or from the Veteran's Administration.
You may not qualify if…
- Treatment group:
- Another diagnosis besides ALS
- Does not have a Smart phone or tablet
- Frontotemporal Dementia as noted by MD/SLP/SW (Medical Doctor/Speech Language Pathologist/Social Worker) in medical records
- Inability/unwillingness to control wheelchair power features (client)
- Unwillingness to be monitored by study staff and alerted by VSC over time
- Uses other mobility devices indoors (scooter, basic power wheelchair) more than or in addition to Permobil PWC
- Comparison group:
- Another diagnosis besides ALS
- Frontotemporal Dementia as noted by MD/SLP/SW in medical records
- Inability/unwillingness to control wheelchair power features (client)
- Unwillingness to be monitored by study staff
- Uses other mobility devices indoors (scooter, basic power wheelchair) more than or in addition to power wheelchair
- Further exclusions may be added in future protocol versions
Where it is running
- Atrium Health - Neurosciences Institute — Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
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