Coaching for Caregivers of Children With Spinal Cord Injury
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03898700 |
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified March 2019 by Thomas Jefferson University.
Recruitment status was: Enrolling by invitation
First Posted : April 2, 2019
Last Update Posted : April 2, 2019
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Spinal Cord Injuries | Behavioral: strength based coaching | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 16 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Crossover Assignment |
Intervention Model Description: | Two group delayed treatment cross over design |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Other |
Official Title: | Occupational Performance Coaching for Caregivers of Children With Spinal Cord Injury |
Actual Study Start Date : | September 28, 2018 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | February 2020 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | April 2020 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: coaching face to face
10, 1 hour sessions of face to face strength based coaching sessions
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Behavioral: strength based coaching
strength based and solution focused coaching |
Active Comparator: phone coaching
10, 1 hour sessions of strength based coaching via phone.
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Behavioral: strength based coaching
strength based and solution focused coaching |
- Change in Canadian Occupational Performance Measure [ Time Frame: Baseline - before coaching and repeated at end of 10 coaching sessions (12 weeks from baseline) ]Rates self perceived performance and satisfaction with self-identified goals on a 10 point likert scale (1 cannot do, not satisfied; 10 can do without a problem, very satisfied). A 2-point change is considered clinically meaningful. We will also use participant anchors to determine success.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | Child, Adult, Older Adult |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
Gender Based Eligibility: | Yes |
Gender Eligibility Description: | This study is focused on primary female caregivers |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- female primary caregiver of youth between 6-13 years of age with traumatic spinal cord injury
- female primary caregivers have legal guardianship of their child with spinal cord injury
- speak, read and comprehend English
- be available for face-to-face coaching
- have a cell phone with text messaging capabilities, and willing to utilize cell or land line for coaching and data collection
- able to verbalize changes in their own participation or their child's participation during initial screen
- written consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- severe mental health condition of female caregiver, as documented in child's medical record or reported to research staff by child's treating MD or medical team member
- abuses illicit or prescribed substances or alcohol at time of initial screen as documented in child's medical record or reported to research staff by child's treating MD or medical team member

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03898700
United States, Illinois | |
Shriners Hospitals for Children | |
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612 | |
United States, Pennsylvania | |
Shriners Hospitals for Children | |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19438 | |
United States, Texas | |
TIRR Memorial Hermann Rehabilitation Hospital | |
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030 |
Principal Investigator: | MJ Mulcahey, PhD | Thomas Jefferson University |
Responsible Party: | Thomas Jefferson University |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03898700 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
533863 |
First Posted: | April 2, 2019 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | April 2, 2019 |
Last Verified: | March 2019 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Spinal Cord Injuries Wounds and Injuries Spinal Cord Diseases |
Central Nervous System Diseases Nervous System Diseases Trauma, Nervous System |