Caring Connections: A Program to Alleviate Social Isolation and Loneliness in Individuals Living With Spinal Cord Injury
About this trial
This study will use a randomized controlled design with an active attention control group to evaluate an intervention intended to reduce social isolation and loneliness in persons with SCI/D. The inte...
Included participants
Traumatic
Non-traumatic
Ischemia
Spinal cord stroke
What’s involved
Type
Details
The overall study objective is to conduct and evaluate a fully powered randomized control trial (RCT) to assess changes in loneliness and social isolation outcomes between the Caring Connections intervention and attention control condition in community-dwelling individuals with SCI/D. The Caring Connections intervention (described in detail below) is a peer-based, facilitated, letter writing program designed to provide feelings of social connectedness and moments of positivity to reduce loneliness and social isolation in persons with SCI/D.
Potential benefits
Main benefits
Mental health and psychosocial factors
Additional benefits
Good to know: Potential benefits are defined as outcomes that are being measured during and/or after the trial.
Wings for Life supports SCITrialsFinder
Wings for Life has proudly initiated, led and funded the new version of the SCI Trials Finder website. Wings for Life aims to find a cure for spinal cord injuries. The not-for-profit foundation funds world-class scientific research and clinical trials around the globe.
Learn more- Trial recruitment status
- Active
- Trial start date
- 22 Jun 2023
- Organisation
- Chicago Association for Research and Education in Science
- Trial recruitment status
- Active
- Trial start date
- 22 Jun 2023
- Organisation
- Chicago Association for Research and Education in Science
About this trial
Included participants
What’s involved
Potential benefits
Wings for Life supports SCITrialsFinder
Wings for Life has proudly initiated, led and funded the new version of the SCI Trials Finder website. Wings for Life aims to find a cure for spinal cord injuries. The not-for-profit foundation funds world-class scientific research and clinical trials around the globe.
Learn more