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Browse the latest research summaries in the field of research methodology & design for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Thoracic spondylolisthesis and spinal cord compression in diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis: a case report
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2017 • March 1, 2017
This case report describes a 78-year-old man with DISH who developed thoracic spondylolisthesis and spinal cord compression, a previously unreported condition. The patient's symptoms included gait dis...
KEY FINDING: The patient presented with gait disturbance and was found to have anterior spondylolisthesis and severe cord compression at T3 to T4 and T10 to T11.
Lack of interchangeability between visual analogue and verbal rating pain scales: a cross sectional description of pain etiology groups
BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2005 • October 4, 2005
This cross-sectional study examined the interchangeability of the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and the Verbal Rating Scale (VRS) in assessing pain intensity among patients with chronic/idiopathic, noci...
KEY FINDING: There was an overlapping of VAS records relative to the VRS categories in all pain groups, indicating a lack of direct correspondence between the two scales.
Cross-diagnostic validity in a generic instrument: an example from the Functional Independence Measure in Scandinavia
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2006 • August 23, 2006
The study investigates the cross-diagnostic validity of the FIM™ motor items in patients with spinal cord injury, stroke, and traumatic brain injury using Rasch analysis. Results indicate that the ori...
KEY FINDING: The original seven-category scoring system for the FIM™ motor items was found to be invalid, necessitating extensive rescoring.
Confounders in Rehabilitation Trials of Task-Oriented Training: Lessons From the Designs of the EXCITE and SCILT Multicenter Trials
Neurorehabil Neural Repair, 2007 • January 1, 2007
Two multicenter randomized clinical trials (MRCT), the Extremity Constraint Induced Therapy Evaluation (EXCITE) to improve upper extremity function after stroke and the Spinal Cord Injury Locomotor Tr...
KEY FINDING: In EXCITE, the CIMT group increased the speed at which it completed a battery of standardized tasks with the affected hand compared to the control group that did not receive any therapy.
Evaluation of a Clinical Protocol to Assess and Diagnose Neuropathic Pain During Acute Hospital Admission Results From Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
Clin J Pain, 2018 • February 1, 2018
This study evaluated the effectiveness of the Vancouver Acute Neuropathic Pain Treatment Guideline (VANPTG) in assessing and diagnosing neuropathic pain (NP) in patients with traumatic spinal cord inj...
KEY FINDING: The incidence of NP was 56% in patients with traumatic SCI during acute hospital care.
Validity of the Walking Scale for Spinal Cord Injury and Other Domains of Function in a Multicenter Clinical Trial
Neurorehabil Neural Repair, 2007 • January 1, 2007
This study demonstrated the concurrent and predictive validity of the Walking Index for Spinal Cord Injury (WISCI) scale in patients with incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI). The WISCI was significant...
KEY FINDING: Concurrent validity of the WISCI scale was supported by significant correlations with all measures at 3, 6, and 12 months.
Forecasting Financial Resources for Future Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Care Using Simulation Modeling
JOURNAL OF NEUROTRAUMA, 2017 • October 15, 2017
This study uses simulation modeling to forecast healthcare financial resources for traumatic spinal cord injury (tSCI) care in Canada between 2012 and 2032. The model projects an increase in tSCI inci...
KEY FINDING: The projected median age of persons with tSCI in 2032 is 57, with those 61 and older accounting for 46% of injuries.
The SCI Exercise Self-Efficacy Scale (ESES): development and psychometric properties
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2007 • August 30, 2007
The study aimed to develop and evaluate the psychometric properties of the SCI Exercise Self-Efficacy Scale (ESES), a self-report measure for assessing exercise self-efficacy in individuals with spina...
KEY FINDING: The SCI Exercise Self-Efficacy Scale (ESES) demonstrated high internal consistency, with a Cronbach's alpha of .9269 in a large sample.
Stem cell transplantation for spinal cord injury: a meta-analysis of treatment effectiveness and safety
Neural Regeneration Research, 2017 • May 1, 2017
This meta-analysis evaluated the effectiveness and safety of stem cell transplantation for spinal cord injury (SCI) by analyzing data from ten randomized controlled trials. The findings suggest that s...
KEY FINDING: Stem cell transplantation significantly increased lower limb light touch and pinprick scores compared to rehabilitation therapy.
Anatomical and Functional Outcomes following a Precise, Graded, Dorsal Laceration Spinal Cord Injury in C57BL=6 Mice
JOURNAL OF NEUROTRAUMA, 2009 • January 1, 2009
This study introduces the LISA-Vibraknife as a precise tool for creating graded spinal cord injuries (SCI) in mice, enabling researchers to control lesion depth accurately. The study demonstrated that...
KEY FINDING: Functional deficits increased significantly as the depth of the spinal cord lesion increased, demonstrating a clear relationship between injury severity and functional impairment.