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Guided ICBT for Spinal Cord Injury

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Heather Hadjistavropoulos, PhD
Research Sponsored by University of Regina
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
18 years of age or older
residing in Canada
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline, 8 weeks, 3 months, 6 months
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Study Summary

This study is evaluating whether a set of activities can improve anxiety and depression in people with SCI.

Eligible Conditions
  • Spinal Cord Injury
  • Depression
  • Anxiety

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline, 8 weeks, 3 months, 6 months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, 8 weeks, 3 months, 6 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Change in anxiety
Change in depression
Secondary outcome measures
Change in disability
Change in pain: Brief Pain Inventory-Short Form
Change in psychological distress
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Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: SCI internet delivered cognitive behavioural therapyExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
An 8-week internet- delivered cognitive behavioural therapy (ICBT) will be delivered to participants who have sustained a spinal cord injury. In addition to the online program, a health educator with experience delivering ICBT will provide support by email once a week. The health educator will spend approximately 15 minutes per week/per client.
Group II: SCI rehabilitation mental health educationActive Control1 Intervention
Participants will receive information provided to SCI patients in usual care at specialized SCI rehabilitation units (the Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Evidence (SCIRE) Community handouts available at: https://scireproject.com/community/handouts/). The lessons will include information on spinal cord injury rehabilitation: 1)spinal cord injury basics, 2)mental health after SCI, 3)pain after SCI, 4)understanding rehabilitation 5)summary of lessons through an online platform over 8 weeks. A health educator will check in with participants once a week to answer any content related questions. The health educator will spend approximately 15 minutes per week/per client.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Guided ICBT
2019
N/A
~130

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of ReginaLead Sponsor
48 Previous Clinical Trials
7,646 Total Patients Enrolled
Lawson Health Research InstituteOTHER
654 Previous Clinical Trials
413,093 Total Patients Enrolled
Heather Hadjistavropoulos, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Regina
9 Previous Clinical Trials
1,899 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

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~23 spots leftby Mar 2025