Reliability and Validity of the ISNCSCI in Patients With Non-traumatic Spinal Cord Lesions

I.R.C.C.S. Fondazione Santa Lucia140 enrolled

Overview

Aim of the study is to assess the psychometric properties of the International Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury in subjects with non traumatic lesions.

All patients with non-traumatic SCI consecutively admitted to three Italian SCI centers (IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Montecatone Rehabilitation Hospital and Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS of Pavia) between January 1st 2017 and June 30th 2020 have been prospectively enrolled in the study.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

140

Conditions

Spinal Cord Injuries

Interventions

rehabilitationOTHER

Patients underwent ususal rehabilitation treatment

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 100 Years

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Inclusion Criteria: * having a non-traumatic SCI * acute / subacute phase * any level and severity (ASIA Impairment Scale) of injury * having a cognitive status that allows collaboration in the exam. Exclusion Criteria: * presence of dementia or cognitive decline; * having a pathology of the peripheral nervous system that may affect the evaluation of ISNCSCI; * having a multiple sclerosis

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Interanational Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury

standards to evaluate neurological status of subject with spinal cord injury

Time frame: 1 year

Secondary Outcomes

Spinal Cord Independence Maesure

Outcome measure to evaluate the independence in daily life activities for subjects with spinal cord injury

Time frame: 1 year

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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