Powered Seating Function Usage Among Veterans - Compliance and Coaching

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

28

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

November 30, 2011

Primary Completion Date

December 31, 2013

Study Completion Date

November 30, 2014

Conditions
Use of Power Wheelchairs and Power Seat Functions
Interventions
OTHER

Instruction Group: Power seat function usage instruction- verbal and written instruction

Subjects assigned to the Intervention Group will be assigned to an Intervention Group Clinician. The Intervention Group Clinicians will provide the same training as the Control Group Clinicians, with the addition of discussing the Veteran's activity and seating function usage data, reviewing and providing a study pamphlet and compact disk as a reference guide on use of power seat functions.

OTHER

Instruction and Virtual Coach Group: Power seat function usage instruction- verbal, written, and virtual coach

Subjects assigned to the Instruction \& Virtual Coach Group will be assigned to an Intervention Group Clinician and will receive the same training and instructional materials as the Instruction Group. Subjects will also be instructed in use of the virtual coach system, which will be active during the in-home usage periods to provide personalized feedback. As the Virtual Coach is a dynamic intelligent system, it will adjust its coaching to the needs of the individual. For example, if the person is compliant, the Virtual Coach will give positive feedback and then gradually transition to operating quietly in the background. If a person is not fully compliant, it will alter feedback modes (e.g., verbal cues, auditory tones, visual cues) and timing to attempt to increase compliance.

Trial Locations (1)

15240

VA Pittsburgh Health Care System, Pittsburgh

All Listed Sponsors
lead

VA Office of Research and Development

FED

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