Status:
COMPLETED
Caring Connections: A Program to Alleviate Social Isolation and Loneliness in Individuals Living With Spinal Cord Injury
Lead Sponsor:
Chicago Association for Research and Education in Science
Conditions:
Spinal Cord Injuries and Disorders (SCI/D)
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-90 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study will use a randomized controlled design with an active attention control group to evaluate an intervention intended to reduce social isolation and loneliness in persons with SCI/D. The inte...
Detailed Description
The overall study objective is to conduct and evaluate a fully powered randomized control trial (RCT) to assess changes in loneliness and social isolation outcomes between the Caring Connections inter...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Our target population will include adult Veterans with chronic SCI/D (duration of injury \> 1 year); this may include those with traumatic and non-traumatic SCI/D, and may include SCI, nonmalignant neoplasms resulting in neurologic deficit; vascular insults of a thromboembolic, hemorrhagic, or ischemic nature; cauda equina syndrome producing neurologic deficit; inflammatory disease of the spine, spinal cord, or cauda equina resulting in non-progressive neurologic deficit; and demyelinating disease of the spinal cord.
Exclusion
- Veterans with SCI/D under the age of 18 will be excluded. Individuals with new injuries (injury duration less than one year) will be excluded as it is plausible that social isolation and loneliness may more likely occur after the first year of injury when individuals have transitioned to the community and may no longer be surrounded by people consistently for help with their acute care needs (Dickson 2011). There are no SCI/D level or severity exclusions, as we wish to reach a diverse group of individuals.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 22 2023
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
62 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05295108
Start Date
June 22 2023
End Date
January 1 2025
Last Update
February 27 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Hines VA
Hines, Illinois, United States, 60141