SCI Publications

Texas Model Spinal Cord Injury System has published a study with the American Spinal Injury Association titled Interpersonal Violence Against Women With Spinal Cord Injury: Adding Insult to Injury. This study seeks to address the understudied and underserved population of women with SCI in relation to their experience with interpersonal ...

Study estimated the cost-effectiveness of overground robotic locomotor training versus conventional locomotor training following spinal cord injury (SCI) by injury status (complete versus incomplete). A probabilistic cost-effectiveness analysis was conducted using a prospective, practice-based cohort from four participating SCI Model System sites. The outcome measures included the calculation of quality ...

Study investigated whether a brief moderate-intensity locomotor-related motor skill training (MST) circuit, with and without transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), improved walking and balance outcomes in people with motor-incomplete spinal cord injury (MISCI). In addition, researchers examined potential differences between within-day (online) and between-day (offline) effects of MST. Twenty-six adults ...

Study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Spinal Cord Injury-Functional Index (SCI-FI) instruments in a community-dwelling sample. A total of 269 individuals recruited from 6 SCI Model Systems sites completed computer adaptive test and short-form versions of 4 SCI-FI/Capacity (C) banks (i.e., Ambulation, Basic Mobility, Fine Motor, Self-Care) and 1 ...

Study examined the use of complementary and integrative healthcare (CIH) by people with spinal cord injury (SCI). Data were obtained from 411 people enrolled in five SCI Model Systems (SCIMS) centers across the United States who completed their SCIMS follow-up interview between January 2017 and July 2019. Participants completed a ...

Study examined the process of adapting an evidence-based patient engagement intervention, enhanced medical rehabilitation (E-MR), for inpatient spinal cord injury/disease (SCI/D) rehabilitation using an implementation science framework. The collaborative intervention planning framework was applied and included a community advisory board (CAB) in an intervention mapping process. Seven stakeholders from inpatient ...

Study tested the safety and treatment effect of an ultrasound-guided platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection for shoulder pain in wheelchair users with spinal cord injury (SCI). Six wheelchair users (3 paraplegia, 3 tetraplegia) who had chronic shoulder pain due to rotator cuff disease received ultrasound-guided PRP injection into pathological shoulder tendons, ...

Study evaluated the perceived helpfulness of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions and their combinations for neuropathic pain (NeuP) and subcategories of NeuP after spinal cord injury (SCI). Three hundred ninety-one individuals at least one year post traumatic SCI were recruited from six SCI Model System centers. A telephone survey was conducted ...

Study identified secondary and chronic health conditions associated with self-reported emergency department (ED) visits and ED-related hospitalizations among people with traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI). Data collected from 648 adults with chronic traumatic SCI through their Form II annual follow-up within the SCI Model System, as well as self-reported ED ...

Two studies evaluated the responsiveness of 3 Spinal Cord Injury−Functional Index/Capacity (SCI-FI/C) item banks in the first year after spinal cord injury (SCI). Participants were recruited from 8 SCI Model Systems rehabilitation hospitals in the United States. In study 1, SCI-FI/C computer adaptive tests were presented in a standardized interview ...

Study investigated the relationship between rehabilitation length of stay (LOS) and the Functional Independence Measure motor (mFIM) score between rehabilitation admission and discharge among patients with traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI). Data were analyzed for 3,386 patients with traumatic SCI enrolled in the SCI Model Systems Database from 2011 to ...

Article describes the protocol for a study that will assess the ability of the Brief Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE) intervention to prevent posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). Brief PE includes education about common reactions to trauma, breathing retraining, prolonged (repeated) imaginal exposure to trauma ...

Study utilized the Spinal Cord Injury-Functional Index (SCI-FI) to explore trajectories of functional recovery that occur during the first two years after spinal cord injury (SCI). The 479 adult participants with SCI, recruited from eight SCI Model System sites, completed four (SCI-FI) item banks within 4 months of injury and ...

Article provides an overview of the Spinal Cord Injury−Functional Index (SCI-FI) and introduces a special section of articles that describe the psychometric properties and clinical utility of the SCI-FI item banks and short forms. The SCI-FI is a system of patient-reported outcome measures of functional activities developed specifically with and ...

Study investigated healthcare utilization among community-dwelling people with spinal cord injury (SCI) and assessed disparities across demographic, socioeconomic, and injury-related subgroups. Telephone interviews were conducted with 617 adults with chronic, traumatic SCI who were living in the community for at least one year after the completion of an inpatient rehabilitation ...

Study assessed changes in carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) symptoms and median nerve (MN) ultrasound parameters occurring between discharge from initial rehabilitation and 1 year post discharge in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). Thirty-four participants with acute SCI evaluated for CTS using quantitative ultrasound were compared to 35 participants without ...

Study linked three Spinal Cord Injury−Functional Index (SCI-FI) item banks (Basic Mobility, Fine Motor Function, Self-Care) to the Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Physical Function (PF) metric. Data were collected from six SCI Model Systems rehabilitation hospitals in the United States. SCI-FI item banks (including 30 items from the ...

Article describes the protocol for a comparative effectiveness randomized controlled trial of intravesical Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) versus saline bladder wash for self-management of urinary symptoms. Comparative effectiveness trial of self-administered LGG versus saline bladder wash among 120 participants with spinal cord injury (SCI) and neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction ...

Study determined the routine turning frequency of people with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI) in bed at night in their home environment. An online questionnaire consisting of 22 questions on turning frequency was administered to adults aged 18 to 75 years, with a traumatic SCI for at least 3 months, ...

Study evaluated the effect of a low-carbohydrate, high-protein (LC/HP) diet that includes healthy dietary components (e.g., lean meat, whole grains, fruits and vegetables, fiber, etc.) on the gut microbiome composition in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI). Participants were 19 adults with chronic SCI who were insulin resistant and ...