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The LIBRE Profile assesses social participation after burn injury using six domains, including 1) relationships with family and friends; 2) social activities; 3) social interactions; 4) sexual relationships; 5) romantic relationships; and 6) work and employment. This study aims to develop recovery trajectories, or paths, for ...
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The study aims to characterize (i.e., describe) temperature sensitivity and determine its impact on health-related quality of life (HRQOL), to inform patient education after recovery from burn injury. Temperature sensitivity is common after burn injury. It is linked with worse Satisfaction with Life (SWL) and mental ...
Gabapentin is a medication commonly used in SCI to manage neuropathic pain. Emerging preclinical and clinical evidence suggests that early initiation of low to medium doses of gabapentin and continued delivery for a range of 2 weeks to 4 months has a persistent, positive effect on motor and autonomic neurologic ...
Persons with SCI can develop a wide array of secondary complications post-injury. In particular, cardiometabolic disease (CMD) is a leading cause of death after the first year of injury. However, the risk of developing CMD among individuals with SCI is modifiable and may be mitigated by targeted nutrition intervention. Utilizing ...
The Virginia Spinal Cord Injury Model System (VSCIMS) brings together the Virginia Commonwealth University Center for Rehabilitation Science and Engineering (VCU-CERSE), Sheltering Arms Institute, and Central Virginia Veterans Health System with participating Virginia level I trauma centers, community health providers, state government agencies, and SCI consumer groups. Our goal ...
CARE4TBI project is a pragmatic, stakeholder-driven observational study which aims to: 1) standardize electronic medical record (EMR) documentation of rehabilitation therapy to allow extraction for research and operations, 2) compare the effectiveness of well-defined rehabilitation approaches to improve community participation and functional independence of patients with TBI, and 3) ...
This project will produce new knowledge and information to address current evidence gaps in the management of brain injury as a chronic health condition and, in so doing, will help optimize health, function, and community integration after traumatic brain injury (TBI). The primary output of this project will be ...
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This study aims to identify treatments that people with traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) used for non-neuropathic pains (nonNeuP) and how they rated the helpfulness of these treatments. Non-neuropathic pain is pain felt in body tissue, or musculoskeletal pain, such as fibromyalgia, degenerative arthiritis, or lower ...
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This study identifies trends in causes of death after spinal cord injury (SCI) to better understand why life expectancy after SCI has not improved in the last three decades.
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Researchers found that, since 2010, respiratory diseases represent the highest mortality (death) rate for ...
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This study’s aim was to describe who is able to return to driving (RTD) after moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), who maintains driving after RTD, and the association of RTD with TBI outcomes.
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This study found that over a span of 30 years, ...
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This study aims to measure recovery of consciousness in individuals with disorders of consciousness (DOC) caused by acute traumatic brian injury (TBI). The study also looks at factors associated with recovery from DOC and return to functional independence.
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This study found that most ...
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This study aims to determine if the motor response on the stimulated manual muscle test (SMMT) in muscles with a grade 0 motor score on the muscle test (MMT) can distinguish lower motor neuron (LMN) from upper motor neuron (UMN) injury, based on the presence of ...
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This study aims to examine the effect of early intravenous (IV) zoledronic acid (ZA) on bone markers and areal bone mineral density (aBMD) in persons with acute ASIA Impairment Scale (AIS) A traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) (i.e., a person with no motor or sensory function ...
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The goal of this study was to investigate the rates of wheelchair repairs and resulting negative consequences in a population of Veteran full-time wheelchair users with spinal cord injury (SCI). Access to wheelchairs can help individuals with impaired mobility to more easily participate in personal, professional, ...
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This study aims to examine the effectiveness of the Therapeutic Couples Intervention (TCI) on caregiver needs and burden after brain injury. TCI is an individually-administered couples intervention (a therapist works with one partner at a time) that focuses on improvement in adjustment and communication. Traumatic brain ...
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This study aims to examine the connection between body mass index (BMI) and mortality (i.e., death) after the first year post spinal cord injury (SCI). The study looked at differences across demographic (e.g., marital status, education level) and injury characteristics (i.e., neurologic category). The researcher’s previous ...
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This study compared samples of participants from the Life Impact Burn Recovery Evaluation (LIBRE) Profile to the scores of a sample of people from the general U.S. population. The LIBRE Profile is a well-established item-response theory-based assessment that includes six domains (i.e., categories). This study focused ...
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Most individuals with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI) have shoulder pain. The study investigated the effects of a 12-week home exercise program (HEP) on shoulder pain and function in people with chronic SCI that focused on the supraspinatus tendon (a tendon located on the back of ...
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This study aims to examine links between SCIRehab patients and injury characteristics, inpatient rehabilitation treatment, and outcomes at 5-years post-injury. The SCIRehab project was designed to examine what treatments lead to the best outcomes for people with SCI. Outcomes included measures of physical independence, societal participation, ...
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This study aims to examine scores of burn survivors from the self-reported CAGE questionnaire (Cut down, Annoyed, Guilty, and Eye-opener). The CAGE questionnaire is an assessment tool used to screen for potential substance misuse. Burn survivors who misuse alcohol and/or other substances are more likely to ...