Quality of Life, Spinal Cord Injuries
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to determine if practicing mindfulness breathing exercises has an effect on the overall health of persons with SCI
Interventions
BEHAVIORALMindfulness
Participants will engage in a 10-15 minute mindfulness exercise three times weekly for one month. This mindfulness exercise utilizes guided attention on the breath through an instructional video, aiming to cultivate calmness and alleviate stress.
Sponsors
University of Miami
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Adult males and females aged 18-70 who are living with spinal cord injury * C5 to the T10 levels * Self-reported American Spinal Cord Injury Association (ASIA) Impairment Scale (AIS) A-D * Eligible participants must be able to understand and provide consent, be in good health operationalized as free from acute treatable illness, pressure injury, and cardiovascular disease.
Exclusion criteria
* Participants taking medications that alter chronotropic and pressor responses will be excluded. * Pregnant women will not be eligible to participate
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Heart rate | baseline, 1 month | heart rate will be collected in 5 minute intervals before, during and after the mindfulness sessions on 2 separate visits: baseline and post intervention visits. Heart rate will be recorded in beats per minute |
| Change in blood pressure | baseline, 1 month | Blood pressure (BP) will be collected in 5 minute intervals before, during and after the mindfulness sessions on 2 separate visits: baseline and post intervention visits. BP will be collected as systolic over diastolic in mmHg units |
| Change in metabolism as measured by maximum oxygen consumption (VO2) | baseline, 1 month | Metabolism as determined by oxygen consumption (VO2) will be collected in 5 minute intervals before, during and after the mindfulness sessions on 2 separate visits: baseline and post intervention visits. VO2 is collected as mL/kg/min |
| Change in metabolism as measured by ventilation (VE) | baseline, 1 month | Metabolism as determined by oxygen consumption (VE) will be collected in 5 minute intervals before, during and after the mindfulness sessions on 2 separate visits: baseline and post intervention visits. VE is measured in L/min |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Quality of Life (QoL) as measured by Quality Index Spinal Cord Injury Version III | baseline, 1 month | A composite score will be obtained to assess change in QoL using a six-point Likert scale. Scores for satisfaction section range from "1- very satisfied" to "6-very dissatisfied". On the important section scoring ranges from "1-very important" to "6- very unimportant" |
Contacts
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOREduard Tiozzo, PhD
University of Miami
Outcome results
None listed