VR Mindfulness Training for Veterans With SCI

Psychosocial/other
Mental health and psychosocial factors
Online since 15 April 2025, updated 85 days ago

About this trial

This study is enrolling 10 veterans with spinal cord injury to evaluate the feasibility of a virtual reality-based mindfulness program (VA Compassionate Awareness Learning Module (VA CALM). If included, participants will take part in a 9-week mindfulness training, delivered in weekly group sessions lasting 60-90 minutes each. Final testing of program feasibility and participant satisfaction will be performed after 14 weeks.

Included participants

Gender
All
Age
≥ 18 years
Injury level
C1 - S5
  • Severity (AIS)?
  • Time since injury
    All
    Healthy volunteers
    No
    C1-S5
    Additionally, participants must
    report chronic pain lasting 3 months

    What’s involved

    Type

    Psychosocial/other

    Details

    - Participants will take part in the VA Compassionate Awareness Learning Module (VA CALM), a 9-week mindfulness training program, delivered in weekly group sessions lasting 60-90 minutes each. - Final testing of program feasibility and participant satisfaction will be performed after 14 weeks.

    Potential benefits

    Main benefits

    Mental health and psychosocial factors

    Additional benefits

    General health

    Pain

    Good to know: Potential benefits are defined as outcomes that are being measured during and/or after the trial.

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    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.

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    • Trial recruitment status
    • Recruiting
    • Trial start date
    • 3 Feb 2025
    • Organisation
    • VA Office of Research and Development
    • Trial recruitment status
    • Recruiting
    • Trial start date
    • 3 Feb 2025
    • Organisation
    • VA Office of Research and Development

    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