Principal Investigator
Enrollment Status
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Clinical Trial 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.
Phase
N/A
Funding Agency/Sponsor
Other
Disease
Spine
Enrollment Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Any patient male or female > or equal to 18 years of age with first time spinal cord
injury caused by trauma and has neurological deficit with paralysis (weakness) or loss
of sensation (touch).
- Has not received prior medical of surgical care for this injury at an intermediate
hospital.
- Must give informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Any patient or family refusing consent