RECRUITING

AIM's Writing for Healing: A Workshop for Individuals Living With Paralysis

Study Overview

This clinical trial focuses on testing the efficacy of different digital interventions to promote re-engagement in cancer-related long-term follow-up care for adolescent and young adult (AYA) survivors of childhood cancer.

Description

The UAB Institute for Arts In Medicine (AIM) is currently implementing an expressive emotional writing pilot project for adults with paralysis caused by neurological conditions such as traumatic head or spinal cord injury.

Official Title

AIM's Writing for Healing: A Workshop for Individuals Living With Paralysis

Quick Facts

Study Start:2020-09-01
Study Completion:2027-03-28
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT04721717

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:18 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:Yes
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. 1. Age 18 or older with paralysis living in the community
  2. 2. limb paralysis resulting from a traumatic event/accident or neurological disease (e.g., spinal cord injury, head injury, stroke, multiple sclerosis, Transverse myelitis, poliomyelitis, peripheral neuropathy, Parkinson's disease, ALS, botulism, and Guillain-Barré syndrome etc) happened after childhood
  3. 3. a non-traumatic spinal cord injury may be caused by arthritis, cancer, inflammation, infections or disk degeneration of the spine
  4. 4. caregivers of people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
  5. 5. able to communicate verbally or through writing
  1. 1. known maladaptive behavioral patterns, exhibition of overt psychotic symptoms (e.g., presence of hallucinations, delusions, or thought disorders)
  2. 2. congenital (e.g., spinal bifida, cerebral palsy)

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations (Sites)

354 School of Health Professions Building
Birmingham, Alabama, 35294
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: University of Alabama at Birmingham

Study Record Dates

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Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2020-09-01
Study Completion Date2027-03-28

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2020-09-01
Study Completion Date2027-03-28

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Spinal Cord Injuries
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Transverse Myelitis
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis