Status:
UNKNOWN
The Impact of an Evidence-Informed Spinal Cord Injury Activities of Daily Living Educational Manual
Lead Sponsor:
University of Stellenbosch
Conditions:
Spinal Cord Injuries
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study argues that providing evidence-based occupational therapy patient education is vital in order to optimize rehabilitation outcomes. The planned trial aims to evaluate the SADL-eM interventio...
Detailed Description
This is a parallel randomized clinical trial with two study arms, intervention and control. Ninety patients treated in three inpatient rehabilitation settings will be randomly allocated to two study g...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Confirmed SCI diagnosis by computed tomography or magnetic resonance report.
- ASIA: A, B, and C
- Age between 18 and 65 years old.
- Stable medical condition.
- Time elapsed after SCI is not more than 6 months.
- Minimum time of stay in the inpatient rehabilitation unit is six weeks.
- Active involvement in the rehabilitation program.
- Sufficient comprehension (read/write) of the Arabic language.
Exclusion
- Unconfirmed diagnosis.
- Patients who have communication and/or cognitive disorders such as global aphasia and memory deficit.
- Patients with a disturbed level of awareness such as coma or lethargy.
- Time elapsed since SCI is more than 6 months.
- ASIA: D and E
- Unstable medical condition.
- Patients who have other cause(s) of disability in addition to SCI such as stroke or amputation.
- Age less than 18 or more than 65 years old.
- Time of stay in the inpatient rehabilitation unit is less than six weeks.
- Inactive involvement in the rehabilitation program.
- Patients with progressive disease or a psychiatric condition that would interfere with active participation in the rehabilitation programs.
- Patients with cardiovascular contraindications.
- Persons who become walking ambulatory during the inpatient period.
- Persons with complete tetraplegia C4 or above.
- Persons on a mechanical ventilator.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 31 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
132 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04735887
Start Date
February 1 2021
End Date
December 31 2021
Last Update
February 3 2021
Active Locations (3)
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1
Hamad Rehabilitation Hospital
Gaza, Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territories, 1051
2
ElAmal Rehabilitation Hospital
Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territories
3
ElWafa Rehabilitation Hospital
Zahra City, Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territories, 1051