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Reaching Persons With Spinal Cord Injury With Important Health Information Through a Text-messaging Intervention: Adaptation and Pilot Study

Who can join

Ages 18 and older · All sexes

Inclusion Criteria:

* 18 years of age or older
* Diagnosis of SCI
* At least 3 months from date of injury or illness
* Identify at least one secondary health condition (pain, pressure injury, bladder/bowel dysfunction, and psychosocial distress) that impacts daily life
* Live in the community
* English as primary language
* Ability and willingness to use their own smartphone to receive and respond to text messages for the 16-week study period
* Ability and willingness to participate in two full assessments and an additional four check ins during the 16-week study period

Exclusion Criteria:

\- Current admission in a hospital or in-patient rehabilitation facility

About the study

The goal of this pilot study is to design and feasibility test a mobile phone text messaging (SMS) self-management intervention for persons with spinal cord injury (PwSCI). The project will focus on providing a 16-week text messaging intervention on the secondary health conditions of bowel/bladder management, pain, pressure injury, and psychosocial health. Our hopes are to reduce the impact of secondary health conditions (SHC) for PwSCI.

The project hopes to test whether the developed self-management program will be feasible and superior to a control group. determine the feasibility and efficacy of the SMS intervention main questions the study aims to answer are:

Participants will:

Complete an initial assessment Participate in a 16-week text messaging program using their mobile phones Complete 4-week check-ins Complete a post assessment

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What is being tested

• Secondary Health Conditions (SHC) text message group (behavioral)
• Motivational text message group (behavioral)

Sponsor: Washington University School of Medicine · Participants: 40 · Started: Feb 5, 2026

Contact the study team

• Kerri A Morgan, PhD · Phone: 314-286-1659
• Kim A Walker, OTD · Phone: 314-273-7010

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT07386522

Locations in the U.S.

Conditions

• Spinal Cord Injuries

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.