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NCT Number: NCT05527691

Testing SupportGroove: a Novel Mhealth Intervention for Couples Coping with Spinal Cord Injury

The purpose of this study is to test the preliminary effects of an 8-week mobile application-based program (SupportGroove) developed for persons with spinal cord injury and their romantic partners.

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

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About this study

Eligible couples who provide informed consent will be enrolled in the study and will be randomized to either immediately start the 8-week SupportGroove program or be waitlisted for 8-weeks before starting the program. While actively participating in the program, couples will use the app to engage in daily "quests" (positive psychology-based activities to be completed on their own or as a couple). Both partners in the participating couple complete self-report assessments at baseline (0 weeks), 8 weeks, 16 weeks, and 28 weeks.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • cohabitating romantic couples where one partner has sustained a spinal cord injury at least 3 months prior to enrolling in the study
  • be able to read and understand printed English instructions
  • have a smartphone, tablet, or personal computer with internet access

Exclusion criteria

  • the partner has a spinal cord injury or other major neurological condition
  • either partner is unable to read and understand printed English instructions
  • either partner does not consent to participate in the study

Treatment and study plan

SupportGroove

Behavioral

An app-delivered program consisting of positive psychology-based activities, such as expressing gratitude, finding meaning, savoring, and fostering connections. Participants complete daily "quests" suggested through the app, some of which are completed on their own, and some with their partner.

Primary outcomes

  1. Spinal Cord Injury Quality of Life (SCI-QOL) Resilience-Short Form

    Time frame: Baseline (0 weeks)

    10-items assessing state resilience; rated from 1-5 (never-always); score range from 19-50, higher score = more resilient /better outcome

  2. Spinal Cord Injury Quality of Life (SCI-QOL) Resilience-Short Form

    Time frame: 8 weeks

    10-items assessing state resilience; rated from 1-5 (never-always); score range from 19-50, higher score = more resilient /better outcome

  3. Spinal Cord Injury Quality of Life (SCI-QOL) Resilience-Short Form

    Time frame: 16 weeks

    10-items assessing state resilience; rated from 1-5 (never-always); score range from 19-50, higher score = more resilient /better outcome

  4. Spinal Cord Injury Quality of Life (SCI-QOL) Resilience-Short Form

    Time frame: 28 weeks

    10-items assessing state resilience; rated from 1-5 (never-always); score range from 19-50, higher score = more resilient /better outcome

  5. Patient Health Questionnaire-9

    Time frame: 0 weeks

    9-item depression measure; rated from 0-3 (not at all-nearly every day); score range from 0-27, higher scores = more depressed /worse outcome

  6. Patient Health Questionnaire-9

    Time frame: 8 weeks

    9-item depression measure; rated from 0-3 (not at all-nearly every day); score range from 0-27, higher scores = more depressed /worse outcome

  7. Patient Health Questionnaire-9

    Time frame: 16 weeks

    9-item depression measure; rated from 0-3 (not at all-nearly every day); score range from 0-27, higher scores = more depressed /worse outcome

  8. Patient Health Questionnaire-9

    Time frame: 28 weeks

    9-item depression measure; rated from 0-3 (not at all-nearly every day); score range from 0-27, higher scores = more depressed /worse outcome

  9. Spinal Cord Injury Quality of Life (SCI-QOL) Positive Affect and Wellbeing

    Time frame: 0 weeks

    10-items assessing aspects of well-being; rated from 1-5 (never-always); score range from 10-50, higher score = greater well-being /better outcome

  10. Spinal Cord Injury Quality of Life (SCI-QOL) Positive Affect and Wellbeing

    Time frame: 8 weeks

    10-items assessing aspects of well-being; rated from 1-5 (never-always); score range from 10-50, higher score = greater well-being /better outcome

  11. Spinal Cord Injury Quality of Life (SCI-QOL) Positive Affect and Wellbeing

    Time frame: 16 weeks

    10-items assessing aspects of well-being; rated from 1-5 (never-always); score range from 10-50, higher score = greater well-being /better outcome

  12. Spinal Cord Injury Quality of Life (SCI-QOL) Positive Affect and Wellbeing

    Time frame: 28 weeks

    10-items assessing aspects of well-being; rated from 1-5 (never-always); score range from 10-50, higher score = greater well-being /better outcome

  13. Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale

    Time frame: 0 weeks

    14-items assessing couple satisfaction and how each partner within the couple perceives their relationship; rated on a scale from 0-5; score range from 0-70, higher scores = better adjustment/greater relationship satisfaction /better outcome

  14. Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale

    Time frame: 8 weeks

    14-items assessing couple satisfaction and how each partner within the couple perceives their relationship; rated on a scale from 0-5; score range from 0-70, higher scores = better adjustment/greater relationship satisfaction /better outcome

  15. Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale

    Time frame: 16 weeks

    14-items assessing couple satisfaction and how each partner within the couple perceives their relationship; rated on a scale from 0-5; score range from 0-70, higher scores = better adjustment/greater relationship satisfaction /better outcome

  16. Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale

    Time frame: 28 weeks

    14-items assessing couple satisfaction and how each partner within the couple perceives their relationship; rated on a scale from 0-5; score range from 0-70, higher scores = better adjustment/greater relationship satisfaction /better outcome

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Utah

Other

Collaborators

  • McGuire Research Institute

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2024
First posted
Sep 2, 2022
Registry last updated
Feb 14, 2025

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