extend of denervation in Spinal Cord paraplegia- comparison of four established methods

• Conditions: G82.5; Tetraplegia, unspecified

• Registration Number: DRKS00006258
• Lead Sponsor: niversitätsklinikum HeidelbergKlinik für Paraplegiologie

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-08-18
• Study Completion: 2017-03-15
• Results First Posted: 2022-10-10
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 28

Inclusion Criteria

•Acute spinal cord injury at level C3 – C8 (ASIA motor level)
•Screening within the first 8 weeks after spinal cord injury
•Age from 18 to 90 years
•Traumatic, ischemic or hemorrhagic spinal cord lesion
•Spinal disc herniation with consecutive tetraplegia

Exclusion Criteria

• other causes for tetraplegia than the inclusion criteria
• pregnancy
• underlying oncologic disease
• additional cardio-vascular, pulmonary, metabolic (e.g. diabetes mellitus), neurologic (e.g. epilepsy, neuromuscular disease) or orthopedic disease
• psychiatric disorder
• artificial pacemaker or other (electrically) active implants
• acute infection (including multi-resistant germs)
• unstable fractures or open wounds
• artificial respiration
• brachial plexus injury
• severe traumatic brain injury
• dementia or other reasons that are compromising cooperation or consent of the patient

Study & Design

• Study Type: observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Damage/dysfunction of the lower motor neuron in the direct area of the spinal cord damage during the first year after SCI injury.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Sensitivity and cost-benefit ratio of the four examination methods