A Feasibility Trial of an Enhanced Coping-oriented Supportive Programme for Community-dwelling People With Spinal Cord Injury

Psychosocial/other
Mental health and psychosocial factors
Online since 19 December 2025, updated 4 days ago

About this trial

This feasibility trial is enrolling 12 participants with chronic spinal cord injury to test an 8-week coping and support program delivered online. If included, participants will join weekly 1-hour group sessions via Zoom led by a trained rehabilitation nurse using a manualized coping-skills intervention (Enhanced Coping-oriented Supportive Programme, E-COSP). Final evaluation of feasibility and quality of life measures will be performed after 8 weeks.

Included participants

Gender
All
Age
18 - 65 years
Injury level
C1 - S5
  • Severity (AIS)?
  • Time since injury
    ≥ 6 months
    Healthy volunteers
    No
    C1-S5

    What’s involved

    Type

    Psychosocial/other

    Details

    - Participants will join weekly 1-hour group sessions of the 8-week Enhanced Coping-oriented Supportive Program (E-COSP) via Zoom led by a trained rehabilitation nurse. - The program's four components are orientation (1 session), cognitive appraisal (1 session), coping strategies (4 sessions), and social support (2 sessions) and will be enhanced with realistic community scenarios and strengthened self-efficacy training. - Final evaluation of feasibility will be performed after 8 weeks.

    Potential benefits

    Main benefits

    Mental health and psychosocial factors

    Additional benefits

    Arm/hand function

    General health

    Pain

    Standing/walking/mobility

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

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    • Trial recruitment status
    • By invitation
    • Trial start date
    • 15 Jul 2025
    • Organisation
    • The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
    • Trial recruitment status
    • By invitation
    • Trial start date
    • 15 Jul 2025
    • Organisation
    • The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

    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