RecruitingNCT00178724

Spinal Cord Injury Registry - North American Clinical Trials Network

Spinal Cord Injury Registry - North American Clinical Trials Network for Spinal Cord Injury


Sponsor

Robert G. Grossman, MD

Enrollment

1,500 participants

Start Date

Jul 1, 2005

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Conditions

Summary

The NACTN Spinal Cord Injury Registry is a network of clinical centers collecting de-identified data from patients admitted through the Emergency Department of a NACTN center at the time of injury with an initial (first time) spinal cord injury (SCI). Information will be collected on the natural history of SCI and course of treatment through the first 12 months from the date of injury or long as medically indicated. Data collected includes imaging information from CT or MRI scans, neurological and general medical outcome and rehabilitation evaluation. No intervention is given other than standard of care for spinal cord injury, intensive monitoring and frequent follow up care.


Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This registry study is collecting information from people who have suffered a traumatic spinal cord injury to improve understanding of outcomes and help develop better treatments. **You may be eligible if...** - You are 18 years of age or older - You experienced your first traumatic spinal cord injury and have weakness or loss of sensation as a result - You have not already received medical or surgical treatment for this injury at an intermediate care hospital - You are willing and able to provide informed consent **You may NOT be eligible if...** - You or your family refuse consent to participate Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

OTHERNo Treatment Given

Intervention is not given.


Locations(14)

University of Miami

Miami, Florida, United States

University of Louisville Health Sciences Center

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Louisiana State University Medical Sciences Center in New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

University of Maryland Medical Center

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Hamid Shah, MD

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Brooke Army Medical Center

Fort Sam Houston, Texas, United States

Houston Methodist Hospital

Houston, Texas, United States

The University of Texas, Houston

Houston, Texas, United States

University of Virginia Health System

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Medical College of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

University of Toronto/Toronto Western Hospital

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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