Spinal Cord Injury Energy Management Program
试验速览
- 阶段
- 2 期
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 28
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- To test a behavioural (not pharmaceutical or surgical) intervention for fatigue in SCI
研究概览
简要总结
Fatigue is a common complaint of persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) that negatively affects physical function, participation in daily activities, employment, and community involvement. No behavioural intervention for fatigue has been reported for SCI, though the benefits of such programs have been proven in persons with neurological conditions like multiple sclerosis and arthritis. Based on a study with people with SCI, an energy management program (EnMP-1) was developed. The focus of this study is to test EnMP-1. Adults with SCI living in the community and reporting fatigue as a problem will participate in the program.
Hypothesis: Participants in the EnMP-1 group will show significantly lower fatigue impact scores and higher self-efficacy scores immediately after, 3 months, and 6 months post-intervention than EnMP-2 participants.
详细描述
Detailed Description Extended description of the protocol (Background, purpose, hypothesis, and inclusion/exclusion criteria already contained in other fields):
The protocol subjects will follow is conceptualized into three periods: the pre-program phase, the program phase of either the EnMP-1 or the EnMP-2, and the follow-up phase.
Pre-program Phase: Potential subjects will contact the Research Coordinator to volunteer for the study and to have any questions addressed. At that time, subjects will be screened by phone or in person using a Participant Screening Questionnaire to ensure that they meet the inclusion/exclusion criteria of the study. If the individual is deemed eligible, the Research Coordinator will gather demographic information and provide or forward the participant the pre-program preparation package that includes: a fact sheet about the study; the consent form; self-reported study measures (one primary for fatigue, one secondary for self-efficacy, and four co-variate measures assessing depression, pain, and sleep); and a self-addressed, stamped return envelope. Participants will be contacted one week after the pre-program package has been sent, to address questions and to verbally assist in completing the outcome measures, if required. They will be asked to sign the consent form, complete the study measures and return these in the envelope provided in the package.
Four weeks later (one-week before the program phase) subjects will be forwarded the study measures to complete prior to the first session. Subjects will be contacted 1-2 days before the first session to address concerns, clarify that measures are to be completed and brought to the first session, and to remind subjects of the date, time and location of the first session. Subjects who received the workbook will be encouraged to browse and review its content. The study measures will be collected at the beginning of the first session.
Program Phase: All subjects will participate in the four, two-hour sessions held one week apart for four weeks.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Single (Participant)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 19 Years 至 65 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •must reside in the community in the Lower Mainland of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- •must be an adult (19-65 years old)
- •be English speaking
- •have a spinal cord injury and is living in the community
- •experiencing problems with managing energy that may or may not result in difficulty participating at home, work or in the community.
排除标准
- •have a severe brain injury that may prevent their participation in the study
- •have other conditions such as arthritis, multiple sclerosis, cancer, or anemia
结局指标
主要结局
To test a behavioural (not pharmaceutical or surgical) intervention for fatigue in SCI
时间窗: Six months
The primary outcome measure evaluates fatigue impact and is the Modified Fatigue Impact Scale (MFIS-SCI) which was originally developed for individuals with MS and was modified and tested by members of the research team in a study of fatigue in a sub-acute sample of individuals with SCI.
次要结局
- Evaluates self-efficacy and is the Self-Efficacy for Performing Energy Conservation Strategies Assessment (SEPECSA)(Six months)