SCI Epidemiology and Complications
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Retrospective data analysis.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Spinal Cord Injury. Basic parameters: No limits · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Next step
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Official title
Epidemiological Evaluation and Complications of Spinal Cord Injury Patients Admitted to Our Clinic: A Retrospective Study
Overview
The aim of this study was to epidemiologically evaluate patients diagnosed with spinal cord injury who were admitted to our clinic over the last five years and, unlike similar studies, to investigate the presence of complications in these patients. The investigators hope that this study will contribute to the literature by raising awareness of spinal cord injury epidemiology and potential complications.
Detailed description
This study was designed as a retrospective descriptive study. Patients who were admitted to the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation outpatient clinic of Bandırma Training and Research Hospital with a diagnosis of paraplegia or tetraplegia between December 1, 2020, and December 1, 2025, were included in the study. These diagnoses were screened using the following ICD-10 codes: G82 (paraplegia and tetraplegia), G82.0 (flaccid paraplegia), G82.1 (spastic paraplegia), G82.2 (paraparesis and paraplegia, unspecified), G82.3 (flaccid tetraplegia), G82.4 (spastic tetraplegia), and G82.5 (tetraplegia, unspecified).
Data regarding patients' age, sex, etiology of spinal cord injury, level of injury, and the presence of complications were recorded. In cases where complications were present, the time from injury to the development of complications was recorded in months.
Since the most common causes of spinal cord injury differ across age groups, age categories were defined as ≤29 years, 30-44 years, 45-59 years, 60-74 years, and ≥75 years. Etiological classification was based on the most common causes reported in the literature, including traffic accidents, falls from height, sports-related injuries, post-disc herniation or surgery, non-traumatic/inflammatory causes, and other causes.
As the level of injury affects both clinical presentation and the development of complications, injury levels were categorized as cervical (C1-C8), thoracic (T1-T12), and lumbosacral (L1-S5). Evaluation parameters and grouping methods were determined based on similar studies reported in the literature.
Interventions
- Other Retrospective data analysis
Patient data regarding age, gender, etiology of spinal cord injury, level of injury, and whether complications develop will be recorded.
Primary outcome measures
- Average age and gender of patients followed up in our clinic due to spinal cord injury [Time frame: 1 month]
- Etiology of injury in patients followed up in our clinic due to spinal cord injury [Time frame: 1 month]
- Stage of injury in patients followed up in our clinic due to spinal cord injury [Time frame: 1 month]
- Whether or not complications developed in patients followed up in our clinic due to spinal cord injury [Time frame: 1 month]
Secondary outcome measures (1)
- the time when the complication developed [Time frame: 1 month]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- clinical diagnosis of paraplegia
- clinical diagnosis of tetraplegia
Exclusion criteria
- traumatic brain injury
- brain tumor
- cranial lesions
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Observational model
- Case-only
Study locations
Turkey (Türkiye) · 1 center
- Bandırma Onyedi Eylul University Faculty of Medicine — Balıkesir
Publications
- Josefson C, Rekand T, Lundgren-Nilsson A, Sunnerhagen KS. Epidemiology of Spinal Cord Injury in Adults in Sweden, 2016-2020: A Retrospective Registry-Based Study. Neuroepidemiology. 2025;59(4):334-342. doi: 10.1159/000540818. Epub 2024 Aug 13. PMID 39137737
- Bombardier CH, Lee DC, Tan DL, Barber JK, Hoffman JM. Comorbid Traumatic Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury: Screening Validity and Effect on Outcomes. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2016 Oct;97(10):1628-34. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2016.03.008. Epub 2016 Apr 12. PMID 27084266
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07425470 · E-67961857-050.04-2500085688