Training Programs to Improve Outcomes for Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury

University of Pittsburgh

Status: Completed

Conditions: Spinal Cord Injuries

Treatments: Other: Group 2 Training Program; Other: Group 1 Training Program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Other U.S. Federal agency

Identifiers

NCT01807728

12090536

H133A120004 (Other Grant/Funding Number)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of this study is to determine the effectiveness of different training programs on outcomes in persons with spinal cord injury (SCI). We are interested to see which programs have the greatest impact.

Enrollment: 400 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18 to 75 years old
• Use either a power or manual wheelchair as a primary means of mobility (>50% of weekly mobility)
• Living in the community
• Must have a non-progressive spinal cord injury
• Manual wheelchair users must be able to independently propel their wheelchairs
• Manual wheelchair users score ≤90 on the Wheelchair Skills Training Questionnaire (WST-Q)

Exclusion criteria

• Cognitive impairment that could interfere with learning

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Factorial Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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400 participants in 2 patient groups

Group 1 Training Program

Experimental group

Description:

For Group 1, participants will aim to be recruited within the first week of their inpatient rehabilitation stay (admission time point).

Treatment:

Other: Group 1 Training Program

Group 2 Training Program

Experimental group

Description:

For Group 2, individuals may be enrolled in the study at any time over their inpatient rehabilitation stay. Data collection may occur at admission (Group 2 only), just prior to discharge and at 3, 6 and 12 months after discharge.

Treatment:

Other: Group 2 Training Program