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VR Mindfulness Training for Veterans With SCI

Exploring Virtual Reality Mindfulness Training for Veterans With SCI and Chronic Pain

Who can join

Ages 18 and older · All sexes

Inclusion Criteria:

* Veteran
* Diagnosis of spinal cord injury with incomplete or complete tetraplegia based on AIS score OR incomplete or complete paraplegia based on AIS score.
* Endorses chronic pain lasting 3 months;
* age 18+ years
* Access to high-speed internet
* Endorse being (at least) minimally proficient on the computer (eg, able to check emails, read the news, etc.); be able, either independently or with caregiver support, to get online for virtual meetings and don/doff VR equipment
* Able to speak clearly and independently to participate in focus group interviews.

Exclusion Criteria:

-Individuals unable to consent for research or medical care are ineligible to participate.

About the study

This study involves delivering a mindfulness program that was developed for Veterans called VA Compassionate Awareness Learning Module (VA CALM) to Veterans with spinal cord injuries (SCI) to develop accommodations to make the VA CALM program more accessible for those with SCI. It will involve delivering the unmodified curriculum to a group of Veterans with SCI first to determine what areas need accommodations, working with a group of stakeholders to develop appropriate accommodations, and then delivering 1-2 modified modules via virtual reality to evaluate whether using virtual reality was feasible and acceptable for this program.

What is being tested

• VA Compassionate Awareness Learning Module (VA CALM) a mindfulness curriculum. (behavioral)

Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development · Participants: 10 · Started: Jul 1, 2025

Contact the study team

• Hilary Touchett, PhD MSN BSN · Phone: (713) 791-1414
• Felicia Skelton, MD MS · Phone: (713) 794-7128

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06587607

Locations in the U.S.

Conditions

• Spinal Cord Injuries
• Chronic Pain

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.