Decision for reconstructive interventions of the upper extremities in tetraplegia: the effect of treatment characteristics.

Preference for additional hand function treatment in tetraplegia.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON22006

Enrollment

Registered

2005-09-06

Start date

2002-09-05

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

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Conditions

Spinal cord injury.

Interventions

None.

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 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.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 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.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Importance and the relative weight of 7 treatment characteristics on the decision to undergo reconstructive surgery.	—

Contacts

Public ContactG. Snoek

Roessingh Research and Development, Reoessinghsbleekweg 33 B

g.snoek@rrd.nl+31 (0)53 4875777

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)