New online coaching program aims to ease transition after spinal cord injury
NCT ID NCT06677905
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether an online program called SCI&U, which pairs people with trained peer health coaches, can help those recently discharged from inpatient rehab after a spinal cord injury. Participants will have up to 14 one-hour video sessions covering health topics like bladder care, pain, and stress management. Researchers will measure emotional distress and self-management skills over 6 to 12 months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- web-based peer health coaching program
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a practical way to support people with spinal cord injury as they transition home, improving emotional well-being and self-care skills.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 76 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The program relies on internet access and motivation, which may limit its reach.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 76 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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.
Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years and older, with a planned discharge to or living in community with SCI for no more than three years since injury and with the ability to speak and understand English Exclusion Criteria: * not a member of or willing to become a member of SCI BC or SCIACT
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites in 2 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto
RECRUITINGToronto, Ontario, M5J 2L4, Canada
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Spinal Cord Injury Association of Connecticut
RECRUITINGMilford, Connecticut, 06460, United States
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