RecruitingSpinal Cord InjuriesMultiple SclerosisTransverse Myelitis
AIM's Writing for Healing: A Workshop for Individuals Living With Paralysis
Eligible age
18+ yrs
Accepts
All genders
Locations
1 state
Healthy volunteers
Yes
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About this study
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.
Sponsor: University of Alabama at Birmingham
You may qualify if…
- ✓ 1. Age 18 or older with paralysis living in the community
- ✓ 2. limb paralysis resulting from a traumatic event/accident or neurological disease (e.g., spinal cord injury, head injury, stroke, multiple sclerosis, Transverse myelitis, poliomyelitis, peripheral neuropathy, Parkinson's disease, ALS, botulism, and Guillain-Barré syndrome etc) happened after childhood
- ✓ 3. a non-traumatic spinal cord injury may be caused by arthritis, cancer, inflammation, infections or disk degeneration of the spine
- ✓ 4. caregivers of people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- ✓ 5. able to communicate verbally or through writing
You may not qualify if…
- ✕ 1. known maladaptive behavioral patterns, exhibition of overt psychotic symptoms (e.g., presence of hallucinations, delusions, or thought disorders)
- ✕ 2. congenital (e.g., spinal bifida, cerebral palsy)
Where it's recruiting
Alabama
Birmingham
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · NCT04721717 · last updated 2025-08-08