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Enhancing Rehabilitation Participation in Patients With Spinal Cord Injury Using Motivational Interviewing

This study is looking at whether a counseling style called Motivational Interviewing (MI) can help people with spinal cord injury or disorder (SCI/D) participate more in their rehabilitation. Therapists will be trained in MI, which is a way to encourage positive health changes. The study wants to see if patients whose therapists use MI participate more in therapy and have better overall outcomes, like being able to go home after rehabilitation. We are looking for adults aged 18 and older with SCI/D. The study is currently unclear on its recruitment status, but plans to enroll 180 people. Success in this study means patients show higher levels of participation in therapy sessions over a four-week period.

Study design
This is a multi-site randomized controlled trial, meaning participants will be assigned by chance to groups. It plans to enroll 180 participants.
What's involved
Not specified in the trial record.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
The primary endpoint, Therapy Participation Level, is measured from enrollment to the end of a 4-week treatment period.

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NCT07364773

Enhancing Rehabilitation Participation in Patients With SCI/D Using Motivational Interviewing

Recruiting
NAAges 18+Interventional
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
~180 participants
Updated 2026-01-23 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Motivational Interviewing

At a glance

Recruiting sites
3 of 3 listed sites are recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Therapy Participation Level
Measured over From enrollment to the end of 4-week treatment

Conditions

Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI)
Spinal Cord Disease

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Where it's being run

3 sites across 3 states
Illinois1
Texas1
Washington1

Study leadership

  • Linda Ehrlich-Jones, PhD, RN · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

Who to contact

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

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.
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

Exclusion

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
Inability to speak and understand English
Cognitive deficits
Unwilling to allow for therapy sessions to be recorded

What this trial measures

  • Therapy Participation LevelFrom enrollment to the end of 4-week treatment

    A blinded assessor will use the Pittsburgh Rehabilitation Participation Scale (PRPS) to measure therapy participation in inpatients with SCI treated by therapists trained in Motivational Interviewing (MI) compared to those treated by therapists not trained to use MI. The PRPS rating ranges from 1 (none) to 6 (excellent), with higher scores indicating higher level of participation