Spinal Cord Injury Virtual Coach RCT
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Hospital, Hospital, Orthopedic |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Orthopedics / Podiatry, Other |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 3/11/2017 |
| Start Date: | January 2017 |
| End Date: | July 2017 |
| Contact: | Judi Zazula, MS, OTR/L |
| Email: | judiz@bu.edu |
| Phone: | 617-638-7314 |
Spinal Cord Injury Virtual Coach to Promote Self-Care in Pressure Ulcer Prevention
The SCI Virtual Coach study has developed an on-screen, human-like character that will
provide support, education and coaching to adults with spinal cord injury (SCI) to aid in
the prevention of serious secondary conditions like pressure ulcers. In a randomized
controlled trial, participants assigned to "the Coach" intervention will have a touch-screen
computer placed in their homes and be asked to interact with the Coach on a daily basis for
2 months. Participants will be asked to complete surveys at baseline and 2 months.
The SCI Virtual Coach study aims to measure how accessible and usable participants feel the
Coach is, as well as participants' adherence to the Coach's instructions. It will also gauge
how effective the Coach is in changing self-care knowledge, health care behaviors,
self-efficacy for self-care, and perception of social support in participants.
provide support, education and coaching to adults with spinal cord injury (SCI) to aid in
the prevention of serious secondary conditions like pressure ulcers. In a randomized
controlled trial, participants assigned to "the Coach" intervention will have a touch-screen
computer placed in their homes and be asked to interact with the Coach on a daily basis for
2 months. Participants will be asked to complete surveys at baseline and 2 months.
The SCI Virtual Coach study aims to measure how accessible and usable participants feel the
Coach is, as well as participants' adherence to the Coach's instructions. It will also gauge
how effective the Coach is in changing self-care knowledge, health care behaviors,
self-efficacy for self-care, and perception of social support in participants.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Self-report of physician-confirmed chronic spinal cord injury diagnosis
- Injured within the last 6 months -10 years
- Speaks and understands conversational English
- Lives within approximately 1 hour of Boston, MA
Exclusion Criteria:
- Moderate to severe cognitive impairment
- Expected to live less than 1 year
We found this trial at
1
site
72 East Concord Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02118
Boston, Massachusetts 02118
Principal Investigator: Nancy Latham, PT, PhD
Phone: 617-638-7314
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