A Guided Online ACT Intervention Combined With Psychoeducation for People With Spinal Cord Injury

NCT ID: NCT04670406

Last Updated: 2021-09-08

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

10 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-05-07

Study Completion Date

2021-08-23

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this preliminary study is to examine the effects of a guided online acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) intervention combined with psychoeducation on people with spinal cord injury (SCI) who experience psychological distress.

Detailed Description

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This project will employ a one-group pretest-posttest design to investigate the effects of a guided online acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) intervention combined with psychoeducation on quality of life and mental health of people with spinal cord injury (SCI) who experience psychological distress. After the pretest evaluation, eligible participants will receive 8 weekly sessions, including 6 ACT sessions and 2 psychoeducation sessions, delivered by trained coaches through Zoom videoconferencing. Each session lasts for one hour. Primary outcome measures will be psychological distress measured by the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS)- 21 and Spinal Cord Injury - Quality of Life (SCI-QOL). A one-time interview at the completion of the 8 sessions will be conducted to explore participants' experiences in the sessions.

Conditions

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Spinal Cord Injuries Psychological Distress

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) combined with psychoeducation

Participants receive 8 weekly sessions, including 6 ACT sessions and 2 psychoeducation sessions, delivered by trained coaches through Zoom videoconferencing.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) combined with psychoeducation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants receive 8 weekly sessions, including 6 ACT sessions and 2 psychoeducation sessions, delivered by trained coaches through Zoom videoconferencing.

Interventions

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acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) combined with psychoeducation

Participants receive 8 weekly sessions, including 6 ACT sessions and 2 psychoeducation sessions, delivered by trained coaches through Zoom videoconferencing.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* community-dwelling adults (age 18 or over) living in the community who had a spinal cord injury
* suffering at least mild symptoms of psychological distress measured by the DASS-21
* having a computer/smartphone with internet access capable of doing web browsing and video-conferencing
* being able to provide informed consent by understanding the nature of study participation.

Exclusion Criteria

* having cognitive, physical, or sensory deficits, or language barriers (non- English communicator) that impede study participation
* receiving a psychological therapy currently
* having psychiatric hospitalizations or diagnoses of mental illness in the previous 2 years
* taking antipsychotic or anticonvulsant medication at the time of recruitment
* having the possibility of study dropouts due to other medical conditions
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Alabama at Birmingham

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Areum Han

Assistant professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Areum Han, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Locations

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University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Han A, Wilroy JD, Jenkins J, Yuen HK. Effects of a coach-guided videoconferencing acceptance and commitment therapy intervention combined with psychoeducation on distressed individuals living with spinal cord injury: a preliminary mixed-methods study. Disabil Rehabil. 2023 Feb;45(4):644-654. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2022.2038283. Epub 2022 Feb 12.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 35156500 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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IRB-300006536

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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