Spinal Cord Injury Collaborative Care Study

SCI-CARE (Northwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury Site Specific Project)

The objective of this study is to test the effectiveness of a collaborative care approach to improving outpatient treatment for inactivity, chronic pain and depression as a way of improving overall Quality of Life for patients with SCI.

Individuals with SCI were treated by a care manager who worked in collaboration with the participant's physician to decrease pain, decrease depression symptoms, and/or to increase physical activity. This was done by collaborating on current treatments to make sure that they are being as effective as possible and by providing non-pharmacological treatments.

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18 years of age or older
• diagnosis of traumatic spinal cord injury by medical record review
• receives primary SCI care from a provider at the University of Washington or Harborview Medical Center's Rehabilitation Outpatient Clinic
• positive screening for pain related to SCI diagnosis and/or
• positive screening for low mood and/or
• negative screening for physical activity levels
• able to speak and understand English

Exclusion Criteria:

• psychiatric condition that would interfere with participation
• major surgery in the next 8 months