Group Coaching Study for Life Goals

NCT07083713 | Enrolling By Invitation

• 1 other identifier: IRIS-ID-2024-1010
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 100
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study plans to implement's group coaching with neurodivergent STEM undergraduate students, individuals with spinal cord injuries and their caregivers, and individuals with Ehler's Danlos Syndrome. A trained coach will facilitate the 10 group coaching sessions using the project created coaching protocol. Assessments at pretest and posttest will include two measures addressing the concept of self-efficacy and two others addressing belonging, as well as a battery of tools estimating feasibility.

Conditions

Students; Spinal Cord Injury; Ehlers Danlos Syndrome; Care Givers

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Canadian Occupational Performance Measure

  Performance and Satisfaction is scored for 9 items using a 1 to 10 scoring system, and higher scores indicate better performance and satisfaction.

  Week 1 and 10

• Acceptability measure

  Acceptability of Intervention Measure is scored from 1 to 5, higher scores are better

  Week 10

• Feasibility of Intervention measure

  Feasibility of intervention is scored from 1 to 5, higher scores are better

  Week 10

• Intervention Appropriateness Measure

  The appropriateness of the intervention is assessed using this measure. The scoring is from 1 to 5, higher scores are better.

  Week 10

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• General Self Efficacy

  Week 1 and 10

• Relationship Closeness Scale

  Week 1 and 10

• Sense of Belonging

  Week 1 and 10

Study Arms (1)

Group coaching

EXPERIMENTAL

Group coaching 10 sessions

Behavioral: Group Coaching

Interventions

Group Coaching BEHAVIORAL

Group coaching using a protocol developed with Coaching in Context model

Group coaching

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• People with four types of chronic conditions are included.
• Neurodivergent students:
• Jefferson neurodivergent undergraduate STEM students Jefferson students who major in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Pre-Medical Studies, Psychology/biopsychology, Textiles production science, Industrial design, Engineering, Health Sciences, or Exercise science
• Ehler's Danlos Syndrome:
• Have been diagnosed by a physician with any form of Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes
• understand and speak English fluently
• Be a resident of the United States.
• be 18 years of age and older
• has the ability to join the group coaching session by phone or video conferencing.
• Person with SCI:
• Self-report as having a spinal cord injury or disease
• Understand and speak English fluently
• Be a resident of the United States.
• Be 18 years of age and older
• Stable health condition

You may not qualify if:

• Less than 18 years

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Thomas Jefferson University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States

Location

Related Publications (3)

• Cadematori C, Alpajora B, Sivori T, Betz S, Gerhardt N, Dunn W, Mulcahey MJ. Preliminary examination of Coaching in Context with clients with spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord Ser Cases. 2021 Apr 13;7(1):27. doi: 10.1038/s41394-021-00391-9.

  PMID: 33850100 BACKGROUND

• Mulcahey MJ, Gerhardt N, Alpajora B, Thielen CC, Dunn W. Coaching-in-Context With Informal Maternal Care Partners of Children With Spinal Cord Injury. Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil. 2022 Winter;28(1):99-113. doi: 10.46292/sci21-00045. Epub 2022 Jan 19.

  PMID: 35145338 BACKGROUND

• Potvin MC, West EK, Morales AN, Sailor KS, Coronado N. "I Could Really Use This": Occupational Therapy Students' Perceptions of Learning to Coach. Occup Ther Int. 2022 Oct 13;2022:2266326. doi: 10.1155/2022/2266326. eCollection 2022.

  PMID: 36312841 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Spinal Cord Injuries; Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Spinal Cord Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Trauma, Nervous System; Wounds and Injuries; Hemostatic Disorders; Vascular Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases; Hemorrhagic Disorders; Hematologic Diseases; Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases; Skin Abnormalities; Congenital Abnormalities; Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities; Skin Diseases, Genetic; Genetic Diseases, Inborn; Collagen Diseases; Connective Tissue Diseases; Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases; Skin Diseases

Study Design

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

Model Details: Feasibility

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 26, 2025
• First Posted: July 24, 2025
• Study Start: July 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2025
• Study Completion: December 1, 2025
• Last Updated: July 24, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-07

Locations

US (1)