Study Status: Recruiting
Recruit Status: Unknown status
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Impact of a Transportable Customizable and Scalable Sitting Positioning Device on Swallowing Disorders
Brief Summary:
When the seat is a vehicle for disabled person, postural adaptation methodology is known and, on prescription, there is possibility of financial support for technical posture assists. For people who use a standard seat, a chair for example, there is no satisfactory existing hardware.
A transportable customisable and scalable sitting positioning device (DATP device), to be placed on a standard seat, is a solution that might fit in the home, in specialized foster homes or in institutions for the elderly. Such a device has been developed but earnings on swallowing disorders have to be validated.