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| ID | Type | Description | Link |
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| 324644 | Other Grant/Funding Number | Craig H. Neilsen Foundation |
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| The Craig H. Neilsen Foundation | OTHER |
| Northeastern University | OTHER |
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The SCI Virtual Coach study has developed an on-screen, human-like character that will provide support, education and coaching to adults with spinal cord injury (SCI) to aid in the prevention of serious secondary conditions like pressure ulcers. In a randomized controlled trial, participants assigned to "the Coach" intervention will have a touch-screen computer placed in their homes and be asked to interact with the Coach on a daily basis for 2 months. Participants will be asked to complete surveys at baseline and 2 months.
The SCI Virtual Coach study aims to measure how accessible and usable participants feel the Coach is, as well as participants' adherence to the Coach's instructions. It will also gauge how effective the Coach is in changing self-care knowledge, health care behaviors, self-efficacy for self-care, and perception of social support in participants.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Coach Intervention | Experimental |
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| Usual Care | No Intervention |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| SCI Virtual Coach | Behavioral | Participants are given a computer with the SCI Virtual Coach program and are asked to interact with the Coach daily for 2 months. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Standardized Usability Questionnaire | Evaluates the participant's self-reported experiences with the Coach on a number of characteristics, including ease of use, repetitiveness, and overall satisfaction. | Report at 2 month exit survey |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Health Education Impact Questionnaire - Skill Technique Acquisition | Self-report measure of the participant's feelings about their ability to do skin behavior tasks | Baseline and 2 months |
| Skin Care Behavior Compliance |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Nancy Latham, PT, PhD | Boston University | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| New England Regional SCI Center, Boston University School of Public Health | Boston | Massachusetts | 02118 | United States |
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| ID | Term |
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| D013119 | Spinal Cord Injuries |
| D015438 | Health Behavior |
| ID | Term |
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| D013118 | Spinal Cord Diseases |
| D002493 | Central Nervous System Diseases |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
| D020196 | Trauma, Nervous System |
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Self-report measure of compliance with behaviors to prevent skin care problems that lead to pressure ulcers
| Baseline and two months |
| D014947 | Wounds and Injuries |
| D001519 | Behavior |