Telerehabilitation for people with pressure ulcers secondary to spinal cord injury in India

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Pressure ulcers in people with spinal cord injury.; Neurological - Other neurological disorders; Skin - Dermatological conditions

• Registration Number: ACTRN12613001225707
• Lead Sponsor: John Walsh Centre for Rehabilitation Research, The University of Sydney

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2013-11-07
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

Participants will be included if they:
i. are 18 years of age or over, and willing to provide signed informed consent.
ii. have a documented diagnosis of complete or incomplete spinal cord injury:
iia. due to traumatic or non-traumatic cause.
iib. of more than 6 months duration.
iii.have at least one pressure ulcer secondary to SCI on sacrum, ischial tuberosity or trochanter.
iv. are living in the National Capital Region or are able to return to the Indian Spinal Injuries Centre for assessment.
v. are able to speak sufficient Hindi to allow them to participate in the study without the assistance of a translator.
vi. have access to a mobile phone and will be able to comply with regular phone interviews as specified by the protocol.
vii. are likely to comply with the study schedule and assessments as specified by the protocol.
viii. have the potential to benefit from telerehabilitation.

Exclusion Criteria

Participants will be excluded if they:
i. have been advised of the possibility of requiring surgery within the next 12 weeks.
ii. are not willing or able to be contacted on a mobile phone.
iii. have any cognitive or verbal impairment.
iv. have a clinically significant or unstable medical condition including psychiatric, behavioural or terminal illness that would compromise participation in the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Size of pressure ulcers measured using grid paper.[At baseline and at 12 weeks post randomization.]