VR Mindfulness Training for Veterans With SCI

Description

This study involves delivering a mindfulness program that was developed for Veterans called VA Compassionate Awareness Learning Module (VA CALM) to Veterans with spinal cord injuries (SCI) to develop accommodations to make the VA CALM program more accessible for those with SCI. It will involve delivering the unmodified curriculum to a group of Veterans with SCI first to determine what areas need accommodations, working with a group of stakeholders to develop appropriate accommodations, and then delivering 1-2 modified modules via virtual reality to evaluate whether using virtual reality was feasible and acceptable for this program.

Conditions

Spinal Cord Injury, Chronic Pain

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

This study involves delivering a mindfulness program that was developed for Veterans called VA Compassionate Awareness Learning Module (VA CALM) to Veterans with spinal cord injuries (SCI) to develop accommodations to make the VA CALM program more accessible for those with SCI. It will involve delivering the unmodified curriculum to a group of Veterans with SCI first to determine what areas need accommodations, working with a group of stakeholders to develop appropriate accommodations, and then delivering 1-2 modified modules via virtual reality to evaluate whether using virtual reality was feasible and acceptable for this program.

Exploring Virtual Reality Mindfulness Training for Veterans With SCI and Chronic Pain

VR Mindfulness Training for Veterans With SCI

Condition
Spinal Cord Injury
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Houston

Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX, Houston, Texas, United States, 77030-4211

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.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Veteran
  • * Diagnosis of spinal cord injury with incomplete or complete tetraplegia based on AIS score OR incomplete or complete paraplegia based on AIS score.
  • * Endorses chronic pain lasting 3 months;
  • * age 18+ years
  • * Access to high-speed internet
  • * Endorse being (at least) minimally proficient on the computer (eg, able to check emails, read the news, etc.); be able, either independently or with caregiver support, to get online for virtual meetings and don/doff VR equipment
  • * Able to speak clearly and independently to participate in focus group interviews.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

VA Office of Research and Development,

Hilary Touchett, PhD MSN BSN, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX

Study Record Dates

2027-01-31