Recruiting

iMHere

Sponsor:

University of Pittsburgh

Code:

NCT07269977

Conditions

Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI)

Spinal Cord Injury

Spinal Cord Injuries (Complete and Incomplete)

Family Caregivers

Families of Veterans

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

iMHERE 2.0. A mobile health App designed to support veterans with SCI manage their self care, and their caregivers

Study Details

Brief summary:

Caregivers of persons with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) face increased risk of psychological distress, health problems, reduced quality of life, relationship strain, and restrictions in social and work participation. Military caregivers (Family Caregivers of wounded or disabled Veterans) reported similar negative effects of becoming a caregiver on their physical and mental health.

Using results from our previous work in mHealth interventions for individuals with SCI, we developed a dual-target intervention for both individuals with SCI and their caregivers.

The overall objective of this research study is to conduct translational research focused on adapting and tailoring the interactive Mobile Health and Rehabilitation (iMHere) 2.0 system to meet the needs of Veterans with SCI and their family caregivers, expanding the psychosocial intervention, and evaluating the feasibility of implementing the iMHere system among Veterans with SCI and their family caregivers.

Conditions

Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI)

Spinal Cord Injury

Spinal Cord Injuries (Complete and Incomplete)

Family Caregivers

Families of Veterans

Study ID

NCT07269977

Start date

Dec 1, 2025

Status verified date

Dec, 2025

Completion date

Nov, 2029

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Nov, 2029

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Veterans with SCI or Family caregivers of Veterans with SCI
  • Have access to the Internet and a computer to participate in a Zoom call
  • Able to speak and understand English to provide informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Serious mental illness requiring psychiatric hospitalization

Study Design

Enrollment

100 participants

Anticipated

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

Veterans with SCI

Veterans with Spinal Cord Injury

Primary Caregivers of Veterans with SCI

Family member who is the main (primary) caregiver of the veterans with SCI

Interventions

iMHERE 2.0. A mobile health App designed to support veterans with SCI manage their self care, and their caregivers

iMHere is a mobile health technology designed to support veterans with SCI and their caregivers.

Primary outcome measure

  • Ratio of actionable feedback to system integration [ Time Frame: From enrollment to end of study completion approximately 6 months ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Yong Choi, PhD, MPH

412-624-6442yong.choi@pitt.edu

Zara Ambadar, Ph.D

(412) 608-6118ambadar@pitt.edu

Locations

University of Pittsburgh

Recruiting

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15260

Contacts

Yong Choi, PhD, MPH

412-624-6442yong.choi@pitt.edu

Zara Ambadar, Ph.D

(412) 608-6118ambadar@pitt.edu

More Information

Sponsor

University of Pittsburgh

Last update posted

Dec 12, 2025

Last verified

Dec, 2025

Keywords

  • Spinal Cord Injury
  • Veterans
  • Veterans with SCI
  • SCI
  • SCI/D
  • Spinal Cord Injuries
  • Spinal Cord Disorder
  • Family caregiver
  • Primary caregiver
  • mobile health app
  • smartphone app
  • Imhere
  • Veterans support
  • paralyzed veterans
  • disabled veterans
  • mobile health support
  • mobile health
  • telemedicine

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Pittsburgh on 2025-12-12.