Talking therapy may boost rehab engagement for spinal cord patients
NCT ID NCT07364773
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether training physical and occupational therapists in motivational interviewing (a supportive communication style) helps people with spinal cord injuries or disorders engage more actively in their rehab sessions. About 180 patients will take part across three hospitals. Researchers will compare participation and recovery between patients whose therapists received the training and those who did not.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 180 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Therapist Inclusion Criteria: * Inpatient therapist specializing in spinal cord injury patients for at least 3 months; * Practicing at the designated SCI inpatient units at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Baylor Scott \& White Institute for Rehabilitation and University of Washington-Harborview Medical Center; * Willing to audio record conversations during regularly-scheduled rehabilitation therapy sessions with patients; * Willing and able to participate in 16 hours of MI training; and * Willing to receive feedback on MI skills. Therapist Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to speak and understand English * Inpatient therapist specializing in spinal cord injury patients for less than 3 months; and * Unwilling or unable to follow the study protocol Patient Inclusion Criteria: * Adults (18+) * Presence of a traumatic or non-traumatic spinal cord injury * Inpatient in the spinal cord injury unit of the three study sites * Has a physical or occupational therapist who is a participant in the study Patient Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to speak and understand English * Cognitive deficits * Unwilling to allow for therapy sessions to be recorded
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Conditions
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75246, United States
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Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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University of Washington - Harborview Medical Center
RECRUITINGSeattle, Washington, 98104, United States
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