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Effectiveness of Psycho-emotional Support in Acute Spinal Cord Injury. ESPELMA Project

NCT01889940 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 90

Last updated 2015-06-16

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purposes of the ESPELMA project are twofold: 1) To increase acute spinal cord injury patients' satisfaction with treatment while hospitalization and 2) To increase mastery among rehabilitation professionals with regard to the clinical management of patients' psychological distress.

For these purposes, a tailored training for professionals will be designed and offered.

It is hypothesized that building capacity among professionals will serve to better management of patients' distress and a greater ability to commit them to the rehabilitation process. Thus, it is expected to lead to better and faster functional recovery and consequently to higher perceived satisfaction with treatment.

Conditions

  • Spinal Cord Injury, Acute
  • Professional-Patient Relations
  • Sensitivity Training Groups
  • Patient Non-Compliance
  • Satisfaction

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Training for professionals (Spinal Cord Injury Unit staff).

Prior to the training, separate focus groups for professionals, patients \& families are conducted to determine each party's needs and worries. Tailored training for professionals (customized according to focus groups contents) consists of 12 hours distributed in 2 days (1 day per week). It includes theoretical and practical exercises on early detection of PD, communication skills, management of psycho-emotional reactions, family interventions and teamwork alternatives. Standard motivational interviewing techniques for improving empathy skills and communication styles are employed. Additionally, optional on-demand small group or individual coaching sessions (after training) will be offered (50-60 minutes per session) during a 6-months period.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Fundació La Marató de TV3

    collaborator OTHER

  • Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron Research Institute

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Pilar Lusilla-Palacios, MD, PhD · Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron de Barcelona, Spain

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
15 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-02-29
Primary Completion
2014-09-30
Completion
2015-02-28

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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