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Spinal Cord Injury Vocational Integration Program (SCI-VIP)

NCT00117806 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 249

Last updated 2016-03-03

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Summary

This study involves research about how to help Veterans with spinal cord injury (SCI) gain employment. During the first couple of years following SCI, many people are concentrating on their rehabilitation and are unable to afford the time for return to work. However, studies have shown people often regain the necessary strength and function about two years after SCI to resume activities of daily living very similar to what they experienced prior to the SCI. Even though many social and legal efforts have been made in the last decade to improve chances for people with disabilities to return to work, Veterans with SCI are sometimes hindered in finding employment because of age, past work history, and many other factors. Other Veterans with SCI are very successful at finding employment either working for themselves or working for a company. The investigators know very little about what issues Veterans with SCI face when they attempt to find employment after SCI. The study will analyze both quantitative and qualitative measures to maximize its findings.

Conditions

  • Spinal Cord Injuries

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Arm 1

SCI-VIP: Supported employment implemented for veterans with spinal cord injury.

BEHAVIORAL

Arm 2

Standard Care: varies slightly between participating VA SCI centers, however, usually involves referral outside SCI center

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • VA Office of Research and Development

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Lisa Ottomanelli, PhD · James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, Tampa, FL

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-04-30
Primary Completion
2011-09-30
Completion
2011-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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