The goal of the study is to improve cardiometabolic health outcomes for wheelchair users and identify strategies for achieving sufficient physical activity intensity during bouts of structured physical activity.
Age 18 years or older
Has a physical disability requiring the use of a wheelchair (includes manual wheelchairs, motorized wheelchairs, motor-assisted wheelchairs, and electric scooters)
Ability to attend weekly exercise sessions in person
Ability to independently move one or both upper extremities
Determination by their physician to be medically unstable
Has had cardiovascular complications within the past year or unstable heart disease
Currently receiving medical treatment for an acute injury
Presence of a stage IV pressure injury
Washington University School of Medicine
Lead sponsor
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Collaborator