Reliability and Validity of the Spinal Cord Injury Secondary Conditions Scale

Completed

• Conditions: Reliability; Validity; Spinal Cord Injuries

• Registration Number: NCT05935943
• Lead Sponsor: Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital

Brief Summary

People living with spinal cord injury (SCI) experience a range of secondary health conditions that impact their quality of lives. The Spinal Cord Injury Secondary Conditions Scale (SCI-SCS) is a 16-item questionnaire that assess secondary health conditions in persons with SCI. The total score of SCI-SCS range from 0 to 48 and is derived by adding the scores for each item. Higher scores indicate greater problems with secondary conditions. The investigators aimed to determine the reliability and cross-cultural validation of the Turkish translation of the SCI-SCS.

Detailed Description

After translation and back translation of the SCI-SCS, 93 patients between the ages of 18 and 78 years with SCI, American Spinal Injury Association impairment scale grades from A to D and at least 6 months after injury were assessed. Participants rated the SCI-SCS 2-3 day apart, and test-retest agreement was investigated. Factor analysis was done and convergent validity was investigated by correlating the SCI-SCS with the Spinal Cord Injury Spasticity Evaluation Tool (SCI-SET), Functional Ambulation Categories (FAC), 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36), and Spinal Cord Independence Measure III (SCIM-III).

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-05-31
• Primary Completion: 2023-05-30
• Study Completion: 2023-06-16
• Study First Submitted: 2023-06-20
• Status Verified: 2023-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-07-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-07-05
• Study First Posted: 2023-07-07
• Last Update Posted: 2023-07-07

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 93

Inclusion Criteria

Patients between the ages of 18 and 80 years with SCI, American Spinal Injury Association impairment scale grades from A to D and at least 6 months after injury. Those who volunteered to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients with SCI for less than 6 months
• Patients with impaired cognitive functions,
• Patients with other neurological diseases,
• Patients with malignancy

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Reliability of the Spinal Cord Injury Secondary Conditions Scale	1 year	Participants rated the Spinal Cord Injury Secondary Conditions Scale (SCI-SCS) 2-3 day apart, and test-retest agreement was investigated for the reliability.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Validity of the Spinal Cord Injury Secondary Conditions Scale	1year	Factor analysis was done and convergent validity was investigated by correlating the SCI-SCS with the Spinal Cord Injury Spasticity Evaluation Tool (SCI-SET), Functional Ambulation Categories (FAC), 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36), and Spinal Cord Independence Measure III (SCIM-III).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital; 🇹🇷 Istanbul, Turkey