Browse the latest research summaries in the field of research methodology & design for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 2024 • January 1, 2024
The study derived and validated a clinical prediction rule (CPR) using pinprick sensory testing at the lateral heels (S1 dermatomes) to predict independent walking after SCI. The CPR demonstrated that...
KEY FINDING: Pinprick testing at S1 over lateral heels, within 31 days of SCI, accurately identified future independent walkers 1 year after SCI.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2024 • July 1, 2024
The study validated the Chinese version of the Community Integration Questionnaire-Revised (CIQ-R-C) for individuals with spinal cord injury in Mainland China. The CIQ-R-C, which includes an additiona...
KEY FINDING: The CIQ-R-C Scale is valid and reliable for assessing community integration of individuals with spinal cord injury in China.
Research Involvement and Engagement, 2023 • July 4, 2023
This project demonstrated the processes (i.e., inputs, activities, outputs) and outcomes (i.e., awareness) of a principled partnered approach to diffusion and dissemination of the IKT Guiding Principl...
KEY FINDING: In the diffusion period, the recommendations were viewed 60 times from 4 different countries, and 4 new downloads.
Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2023 • June 28, 2023
This meta-analysis evaluated the effects of G-CSF on neurological and motor function in animal models of SCI, including BBB scores, inclined plane test results, electrophysiological exams, and cell co...
KEY FINDING: G-CSF intervention improves BBB scale scores in animal models of SCI at various time points (3, 7, 14, 28, and 35 days).
Ann Neurol, 2023 • December 1, 2023
This study developed a 1-year functional dependency prediction model for patients with DoC after TBI using data from TBI-MS and TRACK-TBI. The model incorporates age, severity of neurological impairme...
KEY FINDING: A combination of variables (age, IVH, followed commands within 5 days of injury, and severity of functional and motor impairment at admission to rehabilitation) produces a well-calibrated estimate of the probability of functional dependency at 1-year.
Lancet Neurol, 2023 • August 1, 2023
This study delivers the first, to our knowledge, clinical trial of a rationally designed pharmacological treatment for neural repair in chronic SCI. AXER-204 appeared safe and reached targeted CSF con...
KEY FINDING: AXER-204 was found to be safe and well-tolerated in patients with chronic cervical SCI at the doses tested.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2024 • January 1, 2024
This study evaluated the criterion and construct validity of the Trunk Assessment Scale for Spinal Cord Injury (TASS) and the Trunk Control Test for individuals with Spinal Cord Injury (TCT-SCI). The ...
KEY FINDING: A moderate correlation was found between the TASS and the TCT-SCI, indicating they both measure trunk function but have different focuses.
Tomography, 2023 • October 27, 2023
This case report presents a patient with Conus Medullaris Syndrome (CMS) resulting from a T12 burst fracture, leading to compression of the proximal conus medullaris (CM). The patient underwent surgi...
KEY FINDING: A high-riding injury site in CMS, proximal to the tip of the conus medullaris, correlates with a more pronounced clinical presentation of upper motor neuron signs (UMNS).
Rehabilitation, 2024 • August 21, 2023
The aim of this study was to synthesize the findings of qualitative meta-syntheses (QMS) on return to work (RTW) of people with different chronic illnesses and to develop a generic RTW model that can ...
KEY FINDING: RTW is a multifactorial and highly interactive multistakeholder process, embedded in the individual’s life and working history, as well as in a determined social and societal context.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2023 • July 1, 2023
This is a correction notice for a misspelling of the author name Roya Habibi Arejan in the original article. The original article concerns the development of a comprehensive assessment tool for measur...
KEY FINDING: The author name 'Roya Habibi Arejan' was corrected in the original article.