Aim of the study is to investigate the association between finding of nerve conduction of lower limb and acute thoracolumbar spinal cord injury its correlation with neurological deficit subsequent recovery as assessed by ASIA score
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: S344- Injury of lumbosacral plexusHealth Condition 2: S24- Injury of nerves and spinal cord at thorax level
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2022/12/047851
- Lead Sponsor
- SMS Medical College jaipur
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
1.Clinically and radiologically diagnosed acute thoracolumbar spinal cord injury cases admitted in Department of PM&R, SMS Medical College, Jaipur.
2.Age 18 to 60 years.
3.Those giving an informed written consent to participate in study.
1.History of any other co morbid medical or surgical conditions causing direct effect on spinal cord or peripheral nerves.
2.History of neuromusculoskeletal disorders eg.- chronic cervical
myelopathy, cerebral palsy, sensory motor neuropathy and peripheral nerve lesions etc.
3.History of head injury or spinal cord injury other than thoracolumbar spine
4.Congenital spine dysfunction and malformations
5.Non cooperative patients or cognitive impaired patients.
6.Previously implanted metallic devices, pace maker.
7.Pregnant patients.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. To assess nerve conduction study of lower limbs in thoracolumbar spinal cord <br/ ><br>injury patients and calculate association between ASIA score and NCV findings <br/ ><br>2.to predict duration of rehabilitation and prognosis of injury <br/ ><br>3.provide targeted rehabilitation to needful personsTimepoint: at baseline, 3 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method . To find out neurological deficit as assessed by ASIA score and correlate with <br/ ><br>finding of nerve conduction study. <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>. To find out neurological recovery as assessed by ASIA score and correlate with <br/ ><br>finding of nerve conduction study in follow up cases.Timepoint: at baseline, 3 months