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In-Home Adjustment of New Spinal Cord Injury Caregivers
OPEN TO ACCRUAL
18 years to 89 years old
Inclusion Criteria:
SCI Patient Inclusion Criteria:
• have a telephone in the home or cellular phone and are able to talk on the phone in English
• are able to provide informed consent
• demonstrate a clinician-rated loss in motor/sensory function on the ASIA scale (i.e., have a spinal cord injury) Caregiver
Inclusion Criteria:
• have a telephone in the home or cellular phone and are able to talk on the phone in English
• are able to provide informed consent
• are a primary caregiver of the individual with SCI
• Caregivers with scores below 10 on the literacy screen will identify a family member or friend to review the guidebook with the caregiver. If no one is identified, the TAP clinician will review the materials with the caregiver and function in that additional capacity
Exclusion Criteria:
• individual with SCI receives his/her primary care from a professional caregiver or other individual outside of the household besides the primary caregiver
• individuals with SCI or caregivers with known current uncontrolled substance dependence, aphasia, anosognosia (deficit in self-awareness), or treatment due to known self-inflicted injury
• individuals living alone
• prisoners
• SCI patient without decision making capacity to consent
Behavioral: Transition Assistance Program
Spinal Cord Injuries, External Causes of Injury and Poisoning (800-999)
Perrin, Paul, B - pperrin@vcu.edu
Perrin, Paul, B
N/A
HM20009566
NCT03244098
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