Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) For Improving Emotional Well Being in Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI)

Toronto Rehabilitation Institute

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Spinal Cord Injuries

Treatments: Behavioral: CBT; Behavioral: Waitlist CBT

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00861393

CBT-08-06

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the study is to determine whether or not a brief psychological treatment called cognitive behaviour therapy will help people who have suffered a spinal cord injury to cope better with their current circumstances.

Full description

The goal of the current proposed research project is to investigate the potential efficacy of a group cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) intervention aimed at improving emotional well-being, specifically mood, adjustment and quality of life (QOL), after Spinal Cord Injury(SCI). The intervention will be adapted to meet the unique needs of patients suffering from an SCI. The study objectives are:

(1) to evaluate the impact of a brief CBT intervention aimed at decreasing emotional distress and improving quality of life; (2) to evaluate the sustainability of CBT therapeutic gains over time; (3) to conduct sub group analyses in order to better determine why some patients may improve post CBT, while others may not.

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• between ages 18-65
• diagnosed with spinal cord injury
• currently endorsing significant distress as measured
• able to provide informed consent
• if taking psychoactive meds, on a stable dosage
• are not currently enrolled in any other psychological treatment program
• speak basic english with no diagnosis of communication disorder

Exclusion criteria

• they endorse current suicidal ideation
• have a Neurodegenerative disorder such as Multiple Sclerosis

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

CBT

Other group

Treatment:

Behavioral: CBT

Waitlist

Other group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Waitlist CBT