AIM's Writing for Healing: A Workshop for Individuals Living With Paralysis
Recruiting · NCT04721717 · Observational (researchers observe without assigning treatment) · Lead sponsor: University of Alabama at Birmingham
View the official record on ClinicalTrials.gov →What this trial is about
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.
Who can take part
Age range
18 Years and older
Sex
All (male and female)
Healthy volunteers
Yes - healthy volunteers may be accepted
Phase
Not specified
Study type
Observational (researchers observe without assigning treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- Age 18 or older with paralysis living in the community
- 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
- a non-traumatic spinal cord injury may be caused by arthritis, cancer, inflammation, infections or disk degeneration of the spine
- caregivers of people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- able to communicate verbally or through writing
Exclusion criteria
- known maladaptive behavioral patterns, exhibition of overt psychotic symptoms (e.g., presence of hallucinations, delusions, or thought disorders)
- congenital (e.g., spinal bifida, cerebral palsy)
Where it is running
1 location listed across 1 US state.
- 354 School of Health Professions Building - Birmingham, Alabama, United States