Efficacy and Retention of the French-Canadian Version of the Wheelchair Skills Training Program for Manual Wheelchair Users: A Randomized Controlled Trial (original) (raw)

Objectives-To test the hypotheses that, in comparison with a Control group that received standard care, users of manual wheelchairs who also received the French-Canadian version of the Wheelchair Skills Training Program (WSTP) would significantly improve their wheelchair-skills capacity and that these improvements would be retained at 3 months. Design-Multi-center, single-blind randomized controlled trial (RCT). Participants-39 manual wheelchair users, a sample of convenience. Setting-3 rehabilitation centers in Montreal,