Trial reportArchives of physical medicine and rehabilitation2014
Exercise for everyone: a randomized controlled trial of project workout on wheels in promoting exercise among wheelchair users.
Trial report in Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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33 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 75 citations in OpenAlex.
- Physical Fitness, Exercise Self-Efficacy, and Quality of Life in Adulthood: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- Sample sizes and statistical methods in interventional studies on individuals with spinal cord injury: A systematic review.Journal of evidence-based medicine · 2019Pooled it
- Active living lifestyles for manual wheelchair users (ALLWheel) program to enhance leisure time physical activity: a pilot randomized control trial.Spinal cord · 2025Trial
- Feasibility of a community-based structured exercise program for persons with spinal cord injury.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2025Trial
- Effectiveness and feasibility of the workout on wheels internet intervention (WOWii) for individuals with spinal cord injury: a randomized controlled trial.Spinal cord · 2022Trial
- The Effects of a Patient and Provider Co-Developed, Behavioral Physical Activity Intervention on Physical Activity, Psychosocial Predictors, and Fitness in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2019Trial
- Effectiveness of a Mobile Health Exercise Program for Adults With Mobility Disabilities: A Randomised Controlled Trial.American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Cardiometabolic Health Intervention Using Music and Exercise (CHIME) Delivered via Telehealth to Wheelchair Users: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- mHealth-Based Just-in-Time Adaptive Intervention to Improve the Physical Activity Levels of Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2024Article
- Increasing Physical Activity in Persons With Spinal Cord Injury With an eHealth-Based Adaptive Exercise Intervention: Protocol for a Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2023Article
- Baseline Comparison of Exercisers and Nonexercisers With Spinal Cord Injury Enrolled in a Group Tele-Exercise Program.Topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Physical activity programs for cardiovascular outcomes in community wheelchair users: A systematic review.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2022Review
- Mobility Disability and Exercise: Health Outcomes of an Accessible Community-Based Center.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2022Article
- Staying active after rehab: Physical activity perspectives with a spinal cord injury beyond functional gains.PloS one · 2022Article
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- Strategies used by providers to support individuals with spinal cord injury in weight management: a qualitative study of provider perspectives.Spinal cord series and cases · 2021Article
- Feasibility of an Internet-Based Intervention to Promote Exercise for People With Spinal Cord Injury: Observational Pilot Study.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies · 2021Article
- Electromyography-Driven Exergaming in Wheelchairs on a Mobile Platform: Bench and Pilot Testing of the WOW-Mobile Fitness System.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies · 2021Article
- Weight management for adults with mobility related disabilities: Rationale and design for an 18-month randomized trial.Contemporary clinical trials · 2020Article
- Website Redesign of a 16-Week Exercise Intervention for People With Spinal Cord Injury by Using Participatory Action Research.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo compare the effectiveness of 2 home-based behavioral interventions for wheelchair users to promote exercise adoption and maintenance over 12 months.
designRandomized controlled trial, with participants stratified into groups based on disability type (stable, episodic, progressive) and support partner availability.
settingExercise occurred in participant-preferred locations (eg, home, recreation center), with physiological data collected at a university-based exercise laboratory.
participantsInactive wheelchair users (N=128; 64 women) with sufficient upper arm mobility for arm-based exercise were enrolled. Participants on average were 45 years of age and lived with their impairment for 22 years, with spinal cord injury (46.1%) most commonly reported as causing mobility impairment.
interventionsBoth groups received home-based exercise interventions. The staff-supported group (n=69) received intensive exercise support, while the self-guided group (n=59) received minimal support. Both received exercise information, resistance bands, instructions to self-monitor exercise, regularly scheduled phone calls, and handwritten cards.
main outcome measuresThe primary outcome derived from weekly self-reported exercise. Secondary outcomes included physical fitness (aerobic/muscular) and predictors of exercise participation.
resultsThe staff-supported group reported significantly greater exercise (∼17min/wk) than the self-guided group over the year (t=10.6, P=.00), with no significant between-group difference in aerobic capacity (t=.76, P=.45) and strength (t=1.5, P=.14).
conclusionsAlthough the staff-supported group reported only moderately more exercise, the difference is potentially clinically significant because they also exercised more frequently. The staff-supported approach holds promise for encouraging exercise among wheelchair users, yet additional support may be necessary to achieve more exercise to meet national recommendations.
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