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Registration number
ACTRN12616000812493
Ethics application status
Approved
Date submitted
17/06/2016
Date registered
21/06/2016
Date last updated
30/09/2022
Date data sharing statement initially provided
30/09/2022
Date results provided
30/09/2022
Type of registration
Retrospectively registered
Titles & IDs
Public title
Getting back to work: a job resource package for adults with spinal cord injury
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Scientific title
Development and preliminary trial of an online vocational resource for Australian adults with spinal cord injury
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Secondary ID [1]
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LSA-D000653
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Universal Trial Number (UTN)
U1111-1184-4012
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Trial acronym
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Linked study record
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Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Spinal Cord Injury
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Condition category
Condition code
Injuries and Accidents
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Other injuries and accidents
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Mental Health
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Depression
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Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
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Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Participants will be required to read an online job-related information package comprising of 7 modules over a 4 week period:
- 1 x introductory module
- 3x modules related to the job-seeking process (i.e. job facts, current job market)
- 2 x modules on job interviewing (i.e. resume writing, interview do’s and don’ts, employers’ needs)
- 1 x module on career development.
Each module includes activity worksheets, links to online resources, and opportunity for email correspondence with a moderator and trained clinical psychologist (lead applicant).
The modules are short (up to 30 mins) and designed to be self-paced. Participants are encouraged to complete the introductory module first. The remaining modules can be completed in any order.
The modules were developed by a multidisciplinary team of rehabilitation specialists including psychology, social work and neurology. A detailed description of the modules is available in an earlier publication by this research group: Dorstyn DS et al., (2016). Piloting an email-based resource package for job-seekers with Multiple Sclerosis. Disability and Rehabilitation. Advance Online Publication. 10 April 2016.
A log of modules completed by each participant will be documented in a follow-up survey.
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Intervention code [1]
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Rehabilitation
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Comparator / control treatment
No control group
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Control group
Uncontrolled
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Outcomes
Primary outcome [1]
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Job self-efficacy - as measured by the Job Procurement Self-efficacy Scale (Wenzel,1993)
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Assessment method [1]
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Timepoint [1]
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4 weeks post-intervention
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Primary outcome [2]
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Job identity - as measured by the My Vocational Situation Scale (Holland, Johnston & Asama, 1993).
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Assessment method [2]
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Timepoint [2]
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4 weeks post intervention
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Secondary outcome [1]
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Optimism - as measured by the Life Orientation Test Revised (Scheier, Carver & Bridges, 1994).
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Assessment method [1]
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Timepoint [1]
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4 weeks post-intervention
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Secondary outcome [2]
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Mood (depression) - as measured by the Patient Health Questionnaire (Spitzer, Kroenke & Williams, 1999).
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Assessment method [2]
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Timepoint [2]
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4 weeks post intervention
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Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
Adults (i.e. > 18 years of age) with a traumatic or non-traumatic spinal cord injury or spinal condition (e.g. transverse myelitis, guillain barre syndrome, cauda equina syndrome, spinal fractures, spinal stenosis) who are of working age (i.e. 18-65 years) and currently seeking work or looking to change jobs. Participants will need access to a personal computer and internet.
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Minimum age
18
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Maximum age
65
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Sex
Both males and females
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Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
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Key exclusion criteria
Being aged less than 18 years, being a carer or family member of an individual with SCI, cognitive or medical comorbidities that may impact on participation in the online intervention, adults with SCI who are not seeking work.
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Study design
Purpose of the study
Educational / counselling / training
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Allocation to intervention
Non-randomised trial
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Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
N/A
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Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
N/A
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Masking / blinding
Open (masking not used)
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Who is / are masked / blinded?
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Intervention assignment
Single group
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Other design features
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Phase
Not Applicable
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Type of endpoint/s
Efficacy
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Statistical methods / analysis
Treatment outcomes will be examined using a multiple case-study design to examine individual changes in pre-post intervention outcome for each standardised measure. Although the magnitude of this treatment change cannot be precisely predicted, due to the limited quantity and quality of online research with SCI groups, they can be extrapolated from results of web-based chronic disease self-management programs which have achieved moderate psychosocial improvements. Clinical feasibility will be determined by examining process outcomes: attrition rate and perceived consumer benefit of the information package.
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Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
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Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
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Actual
17/02/2016
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Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
1/09/2016
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Actual
1/11/2016
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Date of last data collection
Anticipated
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Actual
1/11/2016
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Sample size
Target
25
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Accrual to date
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Final
24
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Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
ACT,NSW,NT,QLD,SA,TAS,WA,VIC
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Funding & Sponsors
Funding source category [1]
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Government body
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Name [1]
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Lifetime Support Authority of South Australia
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Address [1]
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30 Wakefield Street
PO Box 1218 Adelaide SA 5000
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Country [1]
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Australia
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Primary sponsor type
University
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Name
University of Adelaide
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Address
North Terrace campus
Adelaide SA 5005
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Country
Australia
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Secondary sponsor category [1]
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Charities/Societies/Foundations
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Name [1]
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Paraquad Association of SA
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Address [1]
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225 Greenhill Road
Dulwich SA 5065
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Country [1]
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Australia
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Ethics approval
Ethics application status
Approved
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Ethics committee name [1]
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University of Adelaide Human Research Ethics Committee
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Ethics committee address [1]
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North Terrace campus Adelaide SA 5005
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Ethics committee country [1]
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Australia
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Date submitted for ethics approval [1]
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01/05/2015
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Approval date [1]
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22/06/2015
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Ethics approval number [1]
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H-2015-078
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Summary
Brief summary
Research indicates a low employment rate among adults with spinal cord injury (SCI) despite many feeling capable of engaging in paid employment. Resuming employment after SCI provides an opportunity to interact with others and has been shown to contribute to general wellbeing and life satisfaction. Though specialist vocational rehabilitation services exist, barriers to accessing these services have been identified. These barriers include (but are not limited to): delays in the timeliness of vocational interventions, transportation and/or financial difficulties, and social stigma. In this context, time-efficient, cost-effective and accessible methods of vocational service delivery present clinical appeal. This includes the use of information and communication technologies (i.e. Internet) to supplement face-to-face rehabilitation. Specific aims will of this study will be to: 1. Develop and evaluate an online vocational resource for working-age adults with SCI. 2. Identify facilitators of, and barriers to, online learning We expect to demonstrate that: 1. Vocational rehabilitation can be applied in an online format 2. Access to online services will facilitate and promote vocational behaviours and, potentially, contribute to positive mental health outcomes.
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Trial website
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Trial related presentations / publications
Diana Dorstyn, Rachel Roberts, Gregory Murphy, Ian Kneebone, Ashley Craig, Anna Chur-Hansen, Christine Migliorini, Elizabeth Potter, Ruth Marshall, Jillian Clark, Sharron Neeson, and Peter Stewart (2017). Can targeted job-information for adults with spinal cord dysfunction be effectively delivered online? A pilot study. The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine. Advance Online Publication.
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Public notes
Modules (in pdf form) will be translated to PQSA website following project completion
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Contacts
Principal investigator
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Dr Diana Dorstyn
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Address
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School of Psychology
Faculty of Health Sciences
University of Adelaide
Adelaide SA 5005
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Country
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Australia
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Phone
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+61 8 8313 0649
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Fax
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Email
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[email protected]
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Contact person for public queries
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Elizabeth Potter
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Address
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South Australian Spinal Cord Injury Research Centre
Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre
207-255 Hampstead Rd
Northfield SA 5085
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Country
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Australia
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+61 8 8222 1860
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Email
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Contact person for scientific queries
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Diana Dorstyn
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Address
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School of Psychology
Faculty of Health Sciences
University of Adelaide
Adelaide SA 5005
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Country
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Australia
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Data sharing statement
Will individual participant data (IPD) for this trial be available (including data dictionaries)?
No
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No/undecided IPD sharing reason/comment
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What supporting documents are/will be available?
No Supporting Document Provided
Results publications and other study-related documents
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Source
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Year of Publication
DOI
Embase
Can targeted job-information for adults with spinal cord dysfunction be effectively delivered online? A pilot study.
2019
https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10790268.2017.1321821
N.B. These documents automatically identified may not have been verified by the study sponsor.
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