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

Completed
Conditions
Spinal Cord Injuries
Registration Number
NCT04949763
Lead Sponsor
I.R.C.C.S. Fondazione Santa Lucia
Brief Summary

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.

Detailed Description

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.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
140
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

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Interanational Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury1 year

standards to evaluate neurological status of subject with spinal cord injury

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Spinal Cord Independence Maesure1 year

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

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