Status:
COMPLETED
Spinal Cord Injury Vocational Integration Program (SCI-VIP)
Lead Sponsor:
VA Office of Research and Development
Conditions:
Spinal Cord Injuries
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study involves research about how to help Veterans with spinal cord injury (SCI) gain employment. During the first couple of years following SCI, many people are concentrating on their rehabilita...
Detailed Description
Legal mandates, such as the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act, have been implemented to improve employment opportunities for disabled persons and yet the proportion of...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Between the ages of 18 and 65 years old - Spinal cord injured as a result of trauma or disease
- Medically and neurologically stable
- Lives within the metropolitan area that is proximal to the VAMC (Cleveland, Dallas, Houston, San Diego, St. Louis)
- Has access to transportation
- Expresses an interest in competitive employment as an outcome of participation
- Willingly signs a consent form indicating voluntary and informed participation in the study
Exclusion
- Medically and/or surgically unstable
- Unwilling to complete the consenting process
- Mentally impaired such that independent reasoning and judgment jeopardize safety of self and others
- Currently involved in untreated alcohol and/or drug dependency
- Employed in a compensated job at the time of recruitment and earning above SGA ($940/month in 2008) - Lives more than approximately 100 miles from the participating VAMC SCI Center
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
249 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00117806
Start Date
April 1 2006
End Date
September 1 2011
Last Update
March 3 2016
Active Locations (5)
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1
James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, Tampa, FL
Tampa, Florida, United States, 33612
2
VA Medical Center, St Louis
St Louis, Missouri, United States, 63106
3
VA Medical Center, Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106
4
VA North Texas Health Care System Dallas VA Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Dallas, Texas, United States, 75216