Testing SupportGroove: a Novel Mhealth Intervention for Couples Coping with Spinal Cord Injury

Utah System of Higher Education (USHE)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Relationship, Marital; Spinal Cord Injuries

Treatments: Behavioral: SupportGroove

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05527691

720484

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to test the preliminary effects of an 8-week mobile application-based program (SupportGroove) developed for persons with spinal cord injury and their romantic partners.

Full description

Eligible couples who provide informed consent will be enrolled in the study and will be randomized to either immediately start the 8-week SupportGroove program or be waitlisted for 8-weeks before starting the program. While actively participating in the program, couples will use the app to engage in daily "quests" (positive psychology-based activities to be completed on their own or as a couple). Both partners in the participating couple complete self-report assessments at baseline (0 weeks), 8 weeks, 16 weeks, and 28 weeks.

Enrollment: 168 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• cohabitating romantic couples where one partner has sustained a spinal cord injury at least 3 months prior to enrolling in the study
• be able to read and understand printed English instructions
• have a smartphone, tablet, or personal computer with internet access

Exclusion criteria

• the partner has a spinal cord injury or other major neurological condition
• either partner is unable to read and understand printed English instructions
• either partner does not consent to participate in the study

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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168 participants in 2 patient groups

SupportGroove

Experimental group

Description:

8-week intervention that is remotely delivered through a mobile app, consisting of daily "quests" (positive psychology-based activities) completed individually and as a couple.

Treatment:

Behavioral: SupportGroove

Waitlist control

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants will be waitlisted for 8 weeks.