Status:
WITHDRAWN
Pressure Ulcer Prevention for SCI Using a Tele Home Program
Lead Sponsor:
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Conditions:
Spinal Cord Injury
Pressure Ulcers
Eligibility:
All Genders
21-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
NRI research focuses on nursing interventions that are patient-centered, culturally congruent, cost-effective and outcome-driven. High priority populations of interest are veterans with Spinal Cord In...
Detailed Description
The goal of the proposed project is to evaluate outcomes of a telehealth nursing intervention based on a social cognitive behavioral model to promote self management in pressure ulcer prevention, redu...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Veterans with SCI - at the level of C6-L1 motor complete (ASIA A) 96 who have physical capability of independently performing a "pressure relief" (ASIA A persons are nonambulatory population and thus, full-time wheelchair users and are the most susceptible to having PUs)
- 21 years of age or older
- free of PUs for at least six months prior to recruitment
- SCI for 1 year in duration
- reside with a caregiver
- have a " plain old telephone system" (POTS) line in their home of residence
Exclusion
- Veterans with SCI with complete motor and spared sensory function , individuals with lesions C5 and above and lesions below L1
- significant psychiatric comorbidities (e.g., schizophrenia and other active psychoses)
- cognitive impairments that limit a patient's ability to participate in the TELEPUPPS or telephone attention control intervention
- a terminal illness
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01166828
Start Date
January 1 2011
End Date
May 1 2014
Last Update
June 26 2015
Active Locations (1)
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North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System
Gainesville, Florida, United States, 32608