NCT00205205

Brief Summary

A peer mentoring program for persons with SCI was developed. Individuals who experienced SCI in the past and have adapted well functionally were asked to serve as mentors for individuals with newly-acquired SCI. These individuals undergo volunteer and peer mentoring training prior to mentoring activities. They are a subset of the study participants. We are tracking their satisfaction with life, positive and negative affect, life adjustment, depression, and social support over time. We hypothesize that measures of adjustment will become more positive as involvement as a mentor increases. The second subset of study participants are the individuals with newly-acquired SCI. They complete a baseline assessment of the measures listed above and then at 6 months, one year, and two years after match with a mentor. We also collect information about the quantity and quality of the mentoring sessions from both the mentor and mentee. We hypothesize that the mentee's adjustment will be positively influenced by the number and quality of the mentoring sessions. Due to the relatively small number of SCI per year in our program, we opted to offer the mentoring program to all individuals with newly acquired SCI, thus there is no control group.

Trial Health

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Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

September 13, 2005

Completed
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First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

September 20, 2005

Completed
Last Updated

October 5, 2015

Status Verified

June 1, 2008

First QC Date

September 13, 2005

Last Update Submit

October 1, 2015

Conditions

Spinal Cord Injury

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • satisfaction with life, positive and negative affect, life adjustment, depression, and social support

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • is the mentee's adjustment positively influenced by the number and quality of the mentoring sessions

Interventions

peer mentoringBEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • experienced a SCI

You may not qualify if:

  • no severe traumatic brain injury
  • no severe psychiatric disturbance

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

University of Wisconsin

Madison, Wisconsin, 53792, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Veith, E.M., Sherman, J.E., Pellino, T.A. Yasui, T.Y. (2006). Qualitative analysis of the peer-mentoring relationship among individuals with spinal cord injury, Rehabilitation Psychology, 51, 289-298.

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Spinal Cord Injuries

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Spinal Cord DiseasesCentral Nervous System DiseasesNervous System DiseasesTrauma, Nervous SystemWounds and Injuries

Study Officials

  • Jack Sherman

    University of Wisconsin, Madison

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
NON RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

September 13, 2005

First Posted

September 20, 2005

Last Updated

October 5, 2015

Record last verified: 2008-06

Locations

US(1)