Assessment of Functional Independence and Quality of Life in Adolescents With Spina Bifid

Assessment of Functional Independence and Quality of Life in Italian Population of Adolescents With Spina Bifid

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00966927

Enrollment

Registered

2009-08-27

Start date

2021-07-01

Completion date

2025-12-31

Last updated

2025-06-24

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Conditions

Spinal Dysraphism

Keywords

quality of life, functional independence, spina bifid

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the level of functional independence and the quality of life of adolescents and young adults with spina bifid in an Italian population.

Detailed description

We submitted the Quality of Life in spina bifid Questionnaire to subjects who participated in the study and the Spinal Cord Independence Measure to the parents of subjects.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

14 Years to 21 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* recurrence of clinic control in Unit for Spina Bifid in Parma * 14-21 years old

Exclusion criteria

* subjects unable to understand the items of the questionnaire (mental retardation and need for help at school ) * subjects without any caregiver

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
correlation between the quality of life in adolescents and young adults with Spina Bifid and their level of functional independence	5 months

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
correlation between functional level of independence and motor level of neurological lesion	5 months

Countries

Italy

Outcome results