Decision for reconstructive interventions of the upper extremities in tetraplegia: the effect of treatment characteristics.
- Conditions
- Spinal cord injury.
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON22006
- Brief Summary
Spinal Cord. 2008 Mar;46(3):228-33. Epub 2007 Aug 7.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 53
The inclusion criteria were a motor complete C5, C6 or C7 SCI, according to the guidelines of the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) , with at least one arm classified as motor group 1 to 4 according to the International Classification for Surgery of the Upper Limb in Tetraplegia. Subjects had to be medically and neurologically stable, at least one year after the initial injury, and possible candidates for surgical reconstruction of elbow extension and palmar and/or lateral grasp function.
Subjects were excluded if they had previously undergone surgery to improve UE function, or if they had been extensively informed about these interventions and had declined treatment in the past 5 years.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Importance and the relative weight of 7 treatment characteristics on the decision to undergo reconstructive surgery.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method