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Caring Connections: A Program to Alleviate Social Isolation and Loneliness in Individuals Living With Spinal Cord Injury

NCT05295108 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 62

Last updated 2025-02-27

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study will use a randomized controlled design with an active attention control group to evaluate an intervention intended to reduce social isolation and loneliness in persons with SCI/D. The intervention, Caring Connections, is a peer-based intervention which is important because peers with SCI/D play an important role in improving quality of life, mental health, and social health in persons with SCI/D.

Conditions

  • Spinal Cord Injuries and Disorders (SCI/D)

Interventions

OTHER

Caring Connections

peer-based letter writing social connectedness intervention to improve social health outcomes

OTHER

Attention control

informational materials provided to educate on life domains that are important to social health

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Chicago Association for Research and Education in Science

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sherri LaVela, PhD, MPH, MBA · Department of Veterans Affairs, Hines VA

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-06-22
Primary Completion
2024-08-21
Completion
2025-01-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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