Spinal Cord Injury. Spinal cord injury
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Confirmation of incomplete spinal cord injury by a neurologist People aged 18 to 65 years At least one year has passed since the beginning of the spinal cord injury Getting grade C or D from the ASIA questionnaire The person can sit out of bed for two hours without pain or spasms.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Perceptual problems with the MMST scale Vision problems Abnormalities in the joints Pregnancy Having bedsores more than second degree History of bone removal surgery Osteoporosis
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The main outcome used in the current research is the balance of a person in a sitting position, which is measured by the T Shirt Test. Timepoint: Before and immediately after treatment. Method of measurement: The person puts on and takes off his shirt twice while sitting without support on the edge of the bed or in a wheelchair. The average time of two repetitions is considered for analysis. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quality of life. Timepoint: Before and immediately after treatment. Method of measurement: It is evaluated using the questionnaire of the quality of life of spinal cord patients (SCIQL23). This questionnaire contains 23 questions and is scored from 0 to 100. Higher scores indicate better quality of life.;Functional status. Timepoint: Before and immediately after treatment. Method of measurement: Using the ?SCIM scale, the ability of a person with a spinal cord injury in 18 tasks related to daily life is evaluated by the therapist and scored between 0 and 100.;Global rating of change (GRC). Timepoint: Before and immediately after treatment. Method of measurement: It evaluates the patient's current health status compared to the patient's status at the beginning of treatment. It is an 11-point Likert scale ranging from +5 (much better) to -5 (much worse). | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences