SCI Publications

Study examined the patterns of weight change after spinal cord injury (SCI) and identified associated risk factors using data obtained from 16 SCI Model Systems (SCIMS). Participants were 1,094 individuals with an SCI who were entered into the SCIMS and had a 1-year follow-up between October 2006 and November ...

Study examined the dimensionality and other psychometric characteristics of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 4th edition (DSM-IV) criteria for alcohol use disorders (AUD) in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). The objective was to determine whether AUDs should be conceptualized categorically as abuse and dependence as ...

Study identified the changes in the plasma and urine levels of inflammatory mediators after the diagnosis of pneumonia that are associated with the onset of a first pressure ulcer (PU). Eighty-six individuals with traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) were included in the initial analyses. Fifteen of the 86 developed ...

Study evaluated the effects of locomotor training (LT) intensity on walking outcomes in individuals with motor incomplete spinal cord injury (iSCI). Using randomized a crossover design, 15 ambulatory participants with iSCI for longer than 1 year duration performed either high- or low-intensity LT for up to 20 sessions over ...

Study examined the feasibility (study compliance, protocol acceptability, and reactivity) of intensive data collection methods in adults with chronic pain and spinal cord injury (SCI). A secondary analysis was conducted of data from a 7-day ecological momentary assessment and end-of-day diary study in a sample of 131 community dwelling ...

Study examined whether pain acceptance moderates the momentary associations of pain intensity with pain interference and physical activity in people with chronic pain and spinal cord injury (SCI). To examine pain acceptance in daily life, 7 days of ecological momentary assessments of pain intensity and pain interference (5 times ...

Study determined the prevalence and cumulative incidence of secondary complications of spinal cord injury (SCI) in the first year after discharge from inpatient rehabilitation and evaluated potential associations between risk of complications and sociodemographic and injury-specific factors. Data were collected from 169 adults with SCI who participated in a ...

To evaluate the impact of "My Care My Call" (MCMC), a peer-led, telephone-based health self-management intervention in adults with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI)

Study investigated whether the Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems National Database (SCIMS-NDB) patient sample is representative of all adults aged 18 years or older admitted to inpatient rehabilitation centers in the United States (US) for new onset traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI). Demographic, functional status, and injury characteristics were ...

Study investigated how transfer technique and subject characteristics relate to ultrasound measures of shoulder soft tissue pathology and self-reported shoulder pain during transfers in a sample of 76 wheelchair users with spinal cord injury (SCI). Outcome measures included: transfer pain items from the Wheelchair User’s Shoulder Pain Index; transfer ...

Study documented trends in the demographic and injury profile of new spinal cord injury (SCI) cases over time. Data were collected from the National SCI Database for 30,881 patients with traumatic SCI who received care from 1 of 28 SCI Model Systems centers throughout the United States. To evaluate ...

Article provides information related to pregnancy, labor, and delivery for women with spinal cord injury who are pregnant or considering having a baby.

Study identified factors that contribute to variable placebo responses in clinical trials involving individuals with central neuropathic pain. Defined as a reduction in pain in the placebo arm of a clinical trial, the “placebo response” includes the placebo effect (the true psychobiological effects causing a reduction in pain) in addition ...

Article presents ways to deal with bowel problems after spinal cord injury. Options discussed a bowel program and surgery.

Study determined the demographic and clinical profile of people who sustained spinal cord injury (SCI) as a result of accidental falls and documented the usual circumstances surrounding the fall-induced SCI. Participants were 6,408 individuals with traumatic SCI enrolled in 21 SCI Model Systems centers throughout the United States between ...

Study determined the deficit rates for transfer component skills among veterans who use wheelchairs and explored the relationship between deficit rates and subject characteristics. Seventy-four men and 18 women performed up to four transfers independently from their wheelchair to a mat table while a therapist evaluated their transfer techniques ...

Study investigated the association of multiple sets of risk and protective factors (biographic and injury, socioeconomic, health) with cause-specific mortality after spinal cord injury (SCI). Participants were 8,157 adults with traumatic SCI who were enrolled in a SCI Model Systems facility after 1973. All-cause mortality was determined using the Social ...

Study evaluated the effects of repeated transfers on ultrasound markers for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) in people with spinal cord injuries and to relate changes to subject characteristics and transfer skills. Participants were 30 wheelchair users with nonprogressive paraplegia recruited via research registries and at the 2013 National Veterans ...

STUDY DESIGN: Prospective, randomized, controlled parallel group trial with single-blinded data analysis. OBJECTIVES: To determine the safety and efficacy of higher (20 ml kg(-1) ideal body weight (IBW)) vs standard (10 ml kg(-1) IBW) tidal volumes (Vt) for patients with sub-acute traumatic tetraplegia during ventilator weaning using a 14-day (minimum) ...