RecruitingNCT04721717

AIM's Writing for Healing: A Workshop for Individuals Living With Paralysis


Sponsor

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Enrollment

160 participants

Start Date

Sep 1, 2020

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Conditions

Summary

The UAB Institute for Arts In Medicine (AIM) is currently implementing an expressive emotional writing pilot project for adults with paralysis caused by neurological conditions such as traumatic head or spinal cord injury.


Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study offers a writing-based workshop for people living with paralysis. Through expressive writing, participants can process their experiences and explore emotional healing. It is also open to caregivers of people with ALS. **You may be eligible if:** - You are 18 or older and living with limb paralysis in the community - Your paralysis resulted from a traumatic injury or neurological disease (such as spinal cord injury, stroke, MS, Parkinson's, ALS, or Guillain-Barré syndrome) that occurred after childhood - You are a caregiver of someone with ALS - You can communicate verbally or in writing **You may NOT be eligible if:** - You have known patterns of harmful behavior or active psychotic symptoms (such as hallucinations or delusions) - Your paralysis has been present since birth (e.g., spina bifida or cerebral palsy) Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Locations(1)

354 School of Health Professions Building

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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