Empowerment Program to Reduce Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Veterans With Spinal Cord Injury
About this trial
This trial is enrolling 30 veterans with spinal cord injury to test the effect of a patient empowerment program on bladder health. If included, participants will receive veteran-focused marketing information and self-advocacy tools delivered via email or mail. The program includes guided training, a bladder symptom decision-support tool, and role-playing exercises to support communication with healthcare providers, thus promoting appropriate antibiotic use. Final testing of bladder function will be performed after 1 year.
Included participants
What’s involved
Type
Details
- Participants will receive an empowerment program delivered via email or mail, including guided training, a bladder symptom decision-support tool, and role-playing exercises to support communication with healthcare providers and promote appropriate antibiotic use. - Final testing of bladder function will be performed after 1 year.
Potential benefits
Main benefits
Mental health and psychosocial factors
Additional benefits
Bladder health/function
General health
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
- Recruiting soon
- Trial start date
- 1 Jul 2026
- Organisation
- VA Office of Research and Development
- Trial recruitment status
- Recruiting soon
- Trial start date
- 1 Jul 2026
- Organisation
- VA Office of Research and Development
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