Resilience in Persons Following Spinal Cord Injury

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Spinal Cord Injuries
• Interventions: Other: Structured Interview

• Registration Number: NCT04544761
• Lead Sponsor: Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

Brief Summary

This study aims to quantify resilience in survivors of a spinal cord injury. The study will consist of structured interviews and self-reported surveys. We will look for common themes between participants at different stages of injury (1-5 years, 5-15 years, \>15 Years).

Detailed Description

The goal of this project is to broaden the understanding of the lived experience of aging with a disability, from the perspectives of individuals with physical disabilities resulting from spinal cord injury (SCI). The specific objectives of this project are to:

1. Learn how people with SCI attain and maintain optimal quality of life as they age.

2. Understand how people with SCI develop resilience as they grow older.

3. Understand how individual quality of life is related to the degree and mechanism of resilience among people with SCI.

4. Learn which resources and practices have been most helpful and useful to people with SCI as they age with their disability.

5. Assess personal, behavioral, and environmental factors that contribute to resilience and quality of life among people aging with SCI.

6. Refine and confirm a holistic model for the relationships among the concepts of resilience, quality of life, and person-centered factors (resources, behaviors).

Through in-depth interviews and detailed surveys, we will explore how people with SCI attain and maintain optimal quality of life as they age, and how their quality of life relates to resiliency as they traverse the path of aging with SCI. We will explore with participants the resources and practices that have been most helpful and useful to them as they age with their disability.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2020-09-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-09-09
• Study First Posted: 2020-09-10
• Study Start: 2020-09-25
• Primary Completion: 2022-10-01
• Status Verified: 2023-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-10-16
• Last Update Posted: 2023-10-18
• Study Completion: 2023-12-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 28

Inclusion Criteria

• 18-80 years old
• History of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury at least 1 year prior
• Ability to self-report on factors affecting health and well being Exclusion Criteria
• Progressive Spinal Cord Injury

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
5-15 Years post	Structured Interview	Persons with Spinal Cord Injury occurring between 5-15 years prior
1-5 Years post	Structured Interview	Persons with Spinal Cord Injury occurring between 1-5 years prior
>15 Years post	Structured Interview	Persons with Spinal Cord Injury occurring at least 15 years prior

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Themes Survey	1 day (Single time point)	Common themes from the structured interviews

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Resilience	1 day (Single time point)	Measure of resilience from Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale \[0-40\], low score indicates greater resilience

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab; 🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States