Caring Connections: A Program to Alleviate Social Isolation and Loneliness in Individuals Living With Spinal Cord Injury
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Spinal Cord Injuries and Disorders (SCI/D)
In brief
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.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT05295108
- Run by
- Chicago Association for Research and Education in Science
- People needed
- 62
- Starts
- 2023-06-22
- Expected to finish
- 2025-01-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2025-02-27
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 90. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Our target population will include adult Veterans with chronic SCI/D (duration of injury > 1 year); this may include those with traumatic and non-traumatic SCI/D, and may include SCI, nonmalignant neoplasms resulting in neurologic deficit; vascular insults of a thromboembolic, hemorrhagic, or ischemic nature; cauda equina syndrome producing neurologic deficit; inflammatory disease of the spine, spinal cord, or cauda equina resulting in non-progressive neurologic deficit; and demyelinating disease of the spinal cord.
You may not qualify if…
- Veterans with SCI/D under the age of 18 will be excluded. Individuals with new injuries (injury duration less than one year) will be excluded as it is plausible that social isolation and loneliness may more likely occur after the first year of injury when individuals have transitioned to the community and may no longer be surrounded by people consistently for help with their acute care needs (Dickson 2011). There are no SCI/D level or severity exclusions, as we wish to reach a diverse group of individuals.
Where it is running
- Hines VA — Hines, Illinois, United States
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