Training Therapists in Motivational Interviewing

October 9, 2020 updated by: Linda Ehrlich-Jones, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

Training Therapists in Motivational Interviewing to Enhance Rehabilitation Participation for Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)

The purpose of this study is to test the efficacy of a Motivational Interviewing intervention on therapy participation as performed by physical and occupational therapists in an inpatient setting with patients with spinal cord injuries.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Physical and Occupational Therapists that work in the inpatient spinal cord injury unit will be trained in Motivational Interviewing and will use the communication style to determine whether it is an effective tool to increase participation in therapy as opposed to patients who will have Physical and Occupational Therapists that are not trained in Motivational Interviewing.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

110

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Illinois
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611
        • Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Therapist Inclusion Criteria:

  • Inpatient therapist specializing in spinal cord injury patients for at least 3 months
  • Practicing on one of the two designated inpatient units
  • Willing to collect Patient Rehabilitation Participation Scale (PRPS) daily on their patients
  • Willing to audio record conversations with patients;
  • Willing and able to participate in 16 hours of MI training
  • Willing to receive feedback on MI skills

Therapist Exclusion Criteria:

  • Inpatient therapist specializing in spinal cord injury patients for less than 3 months
  • Unwilling or unable to follow the study protocol

Patient Inclusion Criteria:

  • Inpatient in the spinal cord injury unit
  • Has a physical or occupational therapist who is a participant in the study

Patient Exclusion Criteria:

  • Unwilling to allow for therapy sessions to be recorded

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Other
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Motivational Interviewing
Physical and Occupational Therapists will have 16 hours of training in Motivational Interviewing and use these techniques during sessions with patients.
Behavioral: Motivational Interviewing
Motivational Interviewing is a communication style that is intended to give patients the tools to reach goals through their own desires and actions.
No Intervention: Control
Therapists will not participate in additional training.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Increased therapy participation
Time Frame: 4 weeks
To measure therapy participation in inpatients with SCI treated by rehabilitation therapists trained in Motivational Interviewing (MI) compared to those treated by therapists not trained to use MI
4 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Treatment Satisfaction
Time Frame: 4 weeks
To measure treatment satisfaction in inpatients with SCI treated by rehabilitation therapists trained in MI compared to those treated by therapists not trained to use MI
4 weeks
Self-care and mobility
Time Frame: 4 weeks
To measure Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF)-Patient Assessment Instrument (PAI) efficiency in the domains of self-care and mobility in inpatients with SCI treated by rehabilitation therapists trained in MI compared to those treated by therapists not trained to use MI
4 weeks
Efficacy of Motivational Interviewing (MI) Training
Time Frame: 4 weeks
To measure the efficacy of MI training by measuring adherence to MI counseling skills in rehabilitation therapists trained to use MI compared to those not trained to use MI
4 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

Collaborators

The Craig H. Neilsen Foundation

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Linda Ehrlich-Jones, PhD, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

November 16, 2017

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

April 30, 2021

Study Completion (Anticipated)

April 30, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 23, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 23, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

October 26, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

October 14, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 9, 2020

Last Verified

October 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 441247

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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