A Feasibility Trial of an Enhanced Coping-oriented Supportive Programme for Community-dwelling People With Spinal Cord Injury
Key facts
- Who runs it
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Where
- Hong Kong1 site in 1 countryChoose a country to see its sites
- Trial code
- Status
- Completed
- People taking part
- 12 people enrolled
- Started
- 15 Jul 2025
- Ended
- 30 Sept 2025
- Type of study
- Interventional
- Treatments tested
- An Enhanced Coping-oriented Supportive Programme (E-COSP) for Community-Dwelling People with Spinal Cord Injury
- Record updated
- 21 January 2026
Who can take part
- Age
- 18 years to 65 years
- Sex
- Women and men
- Healthy volunteers
- Cannot take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Hong Kong residents aged 18 -65 years old
- individuals currently living in the community with a diagnosis of SCI for at least 6 months, and who are currently having stable medical conditions
- experiencing mild to moderate depression or anxiety (scores of between 8-15 as assessed by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Score for either the Depression or Anxiety Subscales)
- able to access and use an internet-enabled device (e.g., computer, tablet, smartphone) for attending online meetings
- able to speak/understand Cantonese/Traditional Chinese
Who cannot take part
- currently receiving any psychosocial interventions (e.g., coping skills training, cognitive behavioral therapy, or mindfulness training)
- present with any significant cognitive impairment (with reference to the clinical record), brain injury, or medical instability (with unstable cardiopulmonary diseases, pressure ulcers, contracture or marked muscle hypertonicity)
- have problems with hearing, verbal communication, and vision
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About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a neurological disorder that leads to "partial or complete loss of people's motor and/ or sensory function below the level of the injury".
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This study is a single-group feasibility trial with pre- and post-assessment. The total sample size is 12. This is a feasibility trial of an Enhanced Coping-oriented Supportive Programme (E-COSP) for Community-Dwelling People with Spinal Cord Injury.
Twelve SCI participants will be recruited from the Hong Kong Direction Association for the Handicapped. The intervention group will receive eight weekly online group sessions (6-8 participants per group) with one hour for each session using Zoom videoconferencing software. A detailed intervention manual will be used to guide all intervention delivery. The intervention will be led by a registered rehabilitation nurse (who will be employed as a part-time RA2) who has more than three years of work experience in caring for people with SCI. The nurse who delivers the intervention will receive extensive training from the PI and CI, who are experts in coping interventions and relevant psychosocial intervention skills. The intervention providers will also receive training in group dynamics and group intervention skills, and be supervised by the research team and a psychologist during the whole period of the study. Selected audio-taped intervention sessions will be rated by the PI and CI on the fidelity of the intervention delivery.
Primary outcome will be the feasibility and acceptability: The feasibility will be assessed by recruitment rate, retention rate, and drop-out rate; and the acceptability will be assessed by adherence rate and participants' satisfaction. And the secondary outcomes will be mental health, Quality of Life, participation in meaningful activities, coping strategies, and self-efficacy.
The group in the trial
- A Feasibility Trial of an Enhanced Coping-oriented Supportive Programme (E-COSP) for Community-DwellTreatment being tested
The E-COSP intervention, modified from the original COSP, consists of eight weekly online group sessions via Zoom. Its four components-orientation, cognitive appraisal, coping strategies (4 sessions), and social support (2 sessions)-are enhanced with realistic community scenarios and strengthened self-efficacy training. A trained rehab nurse with over three years of SCI experience will deliver the manualized intervention. The nurse will receive extensive training and ongoing supervision from experts and a psychologist. Intervention fidelity will be ensured through audio-taped session reviews by the principal investigators.
Treatment: An Enhanced Coping-oriented Supportive Programme (E-COSP) for Community-Dwelling People with Spinal Cord Injury
Data and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- A Feasibility Trial of an Enhanced Coping-oriented Supportive Programme (E-COSP) for Community-Dwelling People With Spinal Cord Injury
- Record updated
- 21 January 2026