Training Programs to Improve Outcomes for Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Spinal Cord Injuries
• Interventions: Other: Group 1 Training Program; Other: Group 2 Training Program

• Registration Number: NCT01807728
• Lead Sponsor: University of Pittsburgh

Brief Summary

The objective of this study is to determine the effectiveness of different training programs on outcomes in persons with spinal cord injury (SCI). We are interested to see which programs have the greatest impact.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2013-03-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-03-07
• Study First Posted: 2013-03-08
• Study Start: 2013-08
• Primary Completion: 2015-09
• Study Completion: 2018-03-12
• Status Verified: 2024-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-03-04
• Last Update Posted: 2024-03-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 400

Inclusion Criteria

• 18 to 75 years old
• Use either a power or manual wheelchair as a primary means of mobility (>50% of weekly mobility)
• Living in the community
• Must have a non-progressive spinal cord injury
• Manual wheelchair users must be able to independently propel their wheelchairs
• Manual wheelchair users score ≤90 on the Wheelchair Skills Training Questionnaire (WST-Q)

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Exclusion Criteria

• Cognitive impairment that could interfere with learning

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: FACTORIAL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Group 1 Training Program	Group 1 Training Program	For Group 1, participants will aim to be recruited within the first week of their inpatient rehabilitation stay (admission time point).
Group 2 Training Program	Group 2 Training Program	For Group 2, individuals may be enrolled in the study at any time over their inpatient rehabilitation stay. Data collection may occur at admission (Group 2 only), just prior to discharge and at 3, 6 and 12 months after discharge.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change from baseline in quality of life at 1 year	Baseline, 1 Year	Predict mode of mobility at 1 year post-discharge based on patient characteristics and activity during IPR using a minimum data collection window. Predict ambulatory ability at 1 year post-discharge based on patient characteristics and measures of non-purposeful activity.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change from baseline in quality of life at 1 month	Baseline, 1 month	Predict mode of mobility at discharge or 1 month based on patient characteristics and activity during IPR using a minimum data collection window. Predict ambulatory ability at discharge or 1 month based on patient characteristics and measures of non-purposeful activity.

Trial Locations

Locations (4)

Midwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury Care System; 🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States

South Florida Spinal Cord Injury System; 🇺🇸 Miami, Florida, United States

Debbie; 🇺🇸 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Northern New Jersey Spinal Cord System; 🇺🇸 West Orange, New Jersey, United States