Enhance Wellness for Individuals With Long-Term Physical Disabilities

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Multiple Sclerosis; Muscular Dystrophy; Spinal Cord Injury; Post-polio Syndrome
• Interventions: Behavioral: Enhance Wellness

• Registration Number: NCT02815878
• Lead Sponsor: University of Washington

Brief Summary

This project is an adaptation trial, testing the efficacy of an evidence-based community wellness program, Enhance Wellness (http://www.projectenhance.org/enhancewellness.aspx), in a sample of middle and older-aged adults living with multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, post-polio syndrome and muscular dystrophy.

Detailed Description

This is a quasi-experimental project, comparing the effects of Enhance Wellness in a sample of adults aged 45 years or older and living with long-term physical disability, to two quasi-control groups: a sample of adults without long-term disability participating in Enhance Wellness, and a sample of adults with long-term disability not participating in Enhance Wellness. Outcomes are collected pre-intervention and post-intervention, approximately 6-months apart.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-05-12
• Study First Submitted: 2016-06-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-06-23
• Study First Posted: 2016-06-28
• Status Verified: 2017-10
• Primary Completion: 2017-11
• Study Completion: 2017-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-03-30
• Last Update Posted: 2018-04-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 240

Inclusion Criteria

• Multiple Sclerosis, Muscular Dystrophy, Post-Polio Syndrome, or Spinal Cord Injury diagnosis (Group 1 and 3)
• Living in King County, Washington (Group 1 only)
• Ability to read and understand English

Exclusion Criteria

• Active suicidal ideation
• Requires the use of a mechanical ventilator to breathe or speak

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Group 1: Intervention with Disability	Enhance Wellness	Participants with a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, muscular dystrophy, or post-polio syndrome aged 45 or older receive Enhance Wellness for 6 months and complete pre and post outcome assessments.
Group 2: Intervention without Disability	Enhance Wellness	Participants without a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, muscular dystrophy, or post-polio syndrome aged 45 or older receive Enhance Wellness for 6 months and complete pre and post outcome assessments.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Questionnaire: Patient Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Depression Short Form	6-months	Self-reported measure of depression. Greater scores indicated greater depressive symptoms.
Questionnaire: Level of reported self-efficacy as measured by the University of Washington Self-Efficacy Scale Questionnaire	6-months	This is a self-reported measure of perceived efficacy to manage conditions or symptoms related to a person's physical disability or condition. Greater scores represent greater self-efficacy.
Questionnaire: Patient Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Pain Interference Short Form	6-months	Self-reported measure of pain interference. Greater score indicate greater pain interference.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Washington; 🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States