Exploring the Effect of Mindfulness on Quality of Life (QoL) in Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)

University of Miami

Status: Begins enrollment this month

Conditions: Spinal Cord Injuries; Quality of Life

Treatments: Behavioral: Mindfulness

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06003712

20230705

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine if practicing mindfulness breathing exercises has an effect on the overall health of persons with SCI

Enrollment: 10 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adult males and females aged 18-70 who are living with spinal cord injury
• C5 to the T10 levels
• Self-reported American Spinal Cord Injury Association (ASIA) Impairment Scale (AIS) A-D
• Eligible participants must be able to understand and provide consent, be in good health operationalized as free from acute treatable illness, pressure injury, and cardiovascular disease.

Exclusion criteria

• Participants taking medications that alter chronotropic and pressor responses will be excluded.
• Pregnant women will not be eligible to participate

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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10 participants in 1 patient group

Mindfulness Exercise Group

Experimental group

Description:

Subjects will participate in a one-month mindfulness breathing-exercise program

Treatment:

Behavioral: Mindfulness