RESEARCH VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

 

Needed: Participants over the age of 18, with a C6 or C7 motor level of SCI, and at least two years post injury.

 

 

For a study comparing: general functional ability, community participation, and self-esteem between manual and power wheelchair users who have C6 or C7 tetraplegia due to spinal cord injury (SCI).

Participation will require volunteers to meet with the investigator(s) on one occasion, for approximately 90 minutes. Participants will be asked to respond to several subjective questions on a demographics form, as well as a number of objective items on each of the three questionnaires used in this study. Participants identification will be kept completely confidential and will not appear on any materials containing questionnaire or demographic responses.

 

If you are interested or would like to request more information, please contact Hillary Robins at: hrobins@ups.edu or (253) 879-2445.

 

The Study is being conducted through the University of Puget Sound School of Physical Therapy and has been approved by their Institutional Review Board.