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Trial reportOccupational therapy international2026

Participation Education Intervention for People With SCI From LMIC: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial.

Moussa Kleib Abumostafa, Nicola Ann Plastow, Maggi Savin-Baden

Registry-linked trialAbstract readMulticenter StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Occupational therapy international, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04735887 (The Impact of an Evidence-Informed Spinal Cord Injury Activities of Daily Living Educational Manual), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers.

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The Impact of an Evidence-Informed Spinal Cord Injury Activities of Daily Living Educational Manual (SADL-eM): Study Protocol for a Randomized Clinical Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of StellenboschRan2021 to 2021Enrolled132ConditionsSpinal Cord InjuriesArmsSADL-eM
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Moussa Kleib AbumostafaOccupational Therapy Department, Hamad Rehabilitation Hospital, Gaza, State of Palestine.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5544-0247
Nicola Ann PlastowDivision of Occupational Therapy, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa, sun.ac.za.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3536-9129
Maggi Savin-BadenBlackfriars Hall, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK, ox.ac.uk.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8082-7635

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionSpinal cord injury (SCI) is associated with inequality-related participation restrictions. Participation education has been proposed as an intervention to promote participation in daily occupations. This pilot randomized clinical trial (RCT) evaluates the feasibility and minimal effect of the SADL-eM, a participation educational intervention, on the participation of people with spinal cord injury (PW-SCI) in daily occupations.

methodsA two-arm pilot RCT included 32 PW-SCI from three inpatient rehabilitation settings in the Gaza Strip aged 18-65 years. Eligible cases were randomized equally into two groups. Both groups received standard care. The intervention group also used the SADL-eM during occupational therapy sessions. Participation and adherence were assessed at baseline and after 6 weeks. The Arabic version of the Spinal Cord Independence Measure-Self Reported (SCIM-SR-Ar) was the primary outcome measure.

resultsDemographic and injury characteristics were homogenous at baseline (p > 0.05). There was no difference between groups at baseline (p < 0.05). Comparing intervention to standard care, the SADL-eM was insignificant after 6 weeks of intervention (p > 0.05) while the inpatient rehabilitation improved participation in daily occupations (16.06%-17.00%) in the total sample (p ≤ 0.001).

conclusionThere was an improvement in all outcome measures used; however, the SADL-eM did not reach significance. The intended RCT has major barriers, for example, a low recruitment rate. Community settings can be unique for such an RCT.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT04735887.

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Occupational TherapyPatient Education as TopicSpinal Cord InjuriesActivities of Daily LivingAdolescentAdultAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMiddle EastPilot ProjectsYoung Adultclinical trialsdaily occupationsparticipationSADL-eMspinal cord injury

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PMID42165224
PMCPMC13191764

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