Re-inventing yourself after spinal cord injury: a site-specific randomized clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Study design

Parallel-arm randomized controlled trial comparing an interactive group format versus a no-intervention control.

Objective

To evaluate the efficacy of a replicable group treatment program for improving self-efficacy after spinal cord injury (SCI) in a single center cohort of adults.

Setting

Regional SCI center.

Methods

Participants included 81 individuals with SCI who were at least 4 weeks post-discharge from initial rehabilitation. Those randomized to treatment participated in six interactive learning sessions (2 hours each, one session per week) with structured and facilitated group interactions to improve self-efficacy. A wait-list control group was followed at matching time points for all outcome measures. The primary outcome measure was the Mo

SUBMITTER: Coker J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6451659 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature