WEB-based physiotherapy for people with Spinal Cord Injury (WEB-SCI)

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  An evaluation of WEB-based physio for people with Spinal Cord Injury (WEB-SCI)-a feasibility study

• IRAS ID

  160629

• Contact name

  Lorna Paul

• Contact email

  Lorna.Paul@gcu.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde,

• Research summary

  The aims of this project are to:
  - To evaluate compliance with this intervention
  - To estimate the sample size required for a fully powered randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of web-based physio
  - To evaluate participant views of the web-based physio intervention
  - To inform the recruitment strategy for a future trial by determining (a) what proportion of patients with SCI will fulfil the inclusion criteria (b) what proportion of those patients will agree to participate in the study (c) whether participants accept being randomised to the control arm

  Outpatients on the Queen Elizabeth National Spinal Injuries Unit (QENSIU) database, who reside in the west of Scotland and are suitable for the project, will be informed of the study and invited to participate. All participants who respond to the invitation letter will be screened for the inclusion/exclusion criteria. Potential participants who meet the criteria and agree to take part will be given an research appointment and baseline outcome measures will be recorded. Participants will be randomised on a 2:1 ratio into web-based physio and control. Participants randomised to web-based physio will complete web-based physio, twice /week for 8 weeks. Participants randomised to control will receive usual care. Outcome assessments will be completed after the 8 week intervention.

  The primary outcome measures for this project are the 6 minute wheelchair test (manual wheelchair users) and the 6 minute walking test (walkers), measured before and after the 8 week intervention. A number of secondary outcomes will also be taken pre and post intervention.

• REC name

  West of Scotland REC 1

• REC reference

  14/WS/1054

• Date of REC Opinion

  20 Aug 2014

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion