Status:
COMPLETED
In-Home Adjustment of New Spinal Cord Injury Caregivers
Lead Sponsor:
Virginia Commonwealth University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center
The Craig H. Neilsen Foundation
Conditions:
Spinal Cord Injuries
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-89 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
To improve spinal cord injury (SCI) rehabilitation through stronger informal caregiving, the proposed study will modify and evaluate a telehealth Transition Assistance Program (TAP) for informal careg...
Detailed Description
SCI Caregivers will be randomly assigned to either the TAP group or to a control receiving the standard care provided by the rehabilitation facility. The TAP begins before discharge and extends across...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- SCI Patient
- have a telephone in the home or cellular phone and are able to talk on the phone in English
- are able to provide informed consent
- demonstrate a clinician-rated loss in motor/sensory function on the ASIA scale (i.e., have a spinal cord injury)
- Caregiver
- have a telephone in the home or cellular phone and are able to talk on the phone in English
- are able to provide informed consent
- are a primary caregiver of the individual with SCI
- Caregivers with scores below 10 on the literacy screen will identify a family member or friend to review the guidebook with the caregiver. If no one is identified, the TAP clinician will review the materials with the caregiver and function in that additional capacity
Exclusion
- individual with SCI receives his/her primary care from a professional caregiver or other individual outside of the household besides the primary caregiver
- individuals with SCI or caregivers with known current uncontrolled substance dependence, aphasia, anosognosia (deficit in self-awareness), or treatment due to known self-inflicted injury
- individuals living alone
- prisoners
- SCI patient without decision making capacity to consent
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 9 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
96 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03244098
Start Date
February 9 2018
End Date
May 1 2022
Last Update
May 3 2022
Active Locations (1)
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Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23298