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Evaluation of an eHealth System to Reduce Depression and Increase Resilience After SCI

NCT05095506 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 160

Last updated 2024-12-06

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Summary

The availability of symptom monitoring and self-management (SMSM) interventions is especially important for civilians and military populations with spinal cord injuries (SCI). High rates of depressive disorders (20-40%) and anxiety disorders (20-25%) have been found in both civilian and military populations and are significant contributors to both quality of life and well-being after SCI. Previous self-management interventions targeting physical activity and self-reliance in individuals with SCI have demonstrated significant health and lifestyle benefits. However, it has been shown that the injured individual's psychological outlook and mood can either enable or hinder self-management efforts and that currently available SCI-specific self-management programs may be inadequate. Developing interventions to reduce mental health symptoms following SCI is therefore critical to improve the lives of individuals, alleviate resource strain on military and civilian health care systems, and potentially reduce the rate of mortality by suicide in Veterans and civilians living with SCI. The current study will build on prior work developing an intervention platform to assess the effectiveness of this eHealth SMSM system and will test the feasibility and effectiveness of the intervention platform.

Conditions

  • Spinal Cord Injuries

Interventions

OTHER

eHealth Intervention

The intervention platform is interactive, and uses multimedia-assisted components. The system uses three SCI-QOL computer-adaptive tests (CATs) to assess depression, anxiety, and resilience; cut scores are used to tailor multi-media content that specifically addresses users' emotional health concerns.

OTHER

Active Control Condition

The active control condition is a static site that displays symptom assessments followed by one educational video each week. These videos, which play in a predetermined order, provide education about managing physical health in individuals with SCI.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Kessler Foundation

    collaborator OTHER

  • Department of Veterans Affairs, New Jersey

    collaborator FED

  • University of Delaware

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-11-08
Primary Completion
2024-11-24
Completion
2024-11-24

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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