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NCT03898362: PTPMD
Pneumatic Technology for Powered Mobility Devices
NA trial testing pneumatically powered wheelchair or scooter in Disability in 20 participants. Terminated before completion.
31 July 2024
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | VA Office of Research and Development |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Terminated |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | non randomized |
| Design | crossover |
| Masking | none |
| Primary purpose | treatment |
| Enrollment | 20 |
| Start date | 1 October 2019 |
| Primary completion | 31 July 2024 |
| Estimated completion | 31 July 2024 |
| Sites | 1 location across United States |
Drugs / interventions tested
- pneumatically powered wheelchair or scooter
- battery powered wheelchair or scooter
Conditions studied
- Disability — all drugs for Disability →
Sponsor
VA Office of Research and Development — full company profile →
Who can join
Eligibility, any sex, with Disability. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
Over 240,000 Veterans with disabilities use mobility devices such as manual and power wheelchairs and scooters, and this number continues to grow. Mobility devices have been described as the most enabling technology a clinician can provide to a person with a disability. Yet, the batteries used to power scooters and wheelchairs have many drawbacks. Batteries are hazardous to humans and the environment, heavy (which limits transportability), and incompatible with wet or highly humid environments. Repairs to electrical systems and replacement of batteries are frequently needed. These are costly and adversely affect the Veteran. Compressed air is a power source that overcomes many of these disadvantages. The investigators have developed a scooter and a wheelchair that are powered solely by compressed air. The purpose of this study is to clinically evaluate the impact of these new devices on Veterans living in long-term care facilities, and to obtain feedback from nurses, therapists, and engineers regarding their design and feasibility of use in long-term care.
Publications & conference data
No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial.
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Verify against primary sources
- ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
- WHO ICTRP — international registry index
- EU Clinical Trials Register
- Sponsor press releases (Google)
- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03898362 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by VA Office of Research and Development
- Last refreshed: 20 August 2025
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