NCT02150629

Brief Summary

The study aims at discerning specific gait patterns and elucidating locomotor control of spinal cord injured patients in order to find sensitive kinematic and electromyographic outcome measures that are able to reveal information on underlying mechanisms of normal and aberrant gait control and its recovery over time. These measures may also be used to compare the outcome across different neurological disorders.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
161

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for all trials

Timeline
Completed

Started Jan 2011

Longer than P75 for all trials

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

January 1, 2011

Completed
3.4 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

May 13, 2014

Completed
17 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

May 30, 2014

Completed
4.6 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 31, 2018

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 31, 2018

Completed
Last Updated

February 16, 2021

Status Verified

February 1, 2021

Enrollment Period

8 years

First QC Date

May 13, 2014

Last Update Submit

February 15, 2021

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Change of gait kinematics after spinal cord injury over one year

    1) very acute: 0 - 14 days after injury; 2) acute I: 2 - 4 weeks post-injury; 3) acute II: 4 - 12 weeks post-injury; 4) acute III: 12 - 24 weeks post-injury; 5) chronic: 24 - 48 weeks post-injury

Study Arms (2)

SCI patients

Healthy subjects

Eligibility Criteria

Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
Sampling MethodNon-Probability Sample
Study Population

Spinal cord injury patients and healthy control subjects

You may qualify if:

  • Patients: We will monitor patients who were admitted to the Spinal Cord Injury Center of the University Hospital Balgrist. We will record patients with various aetiologies, grades of impairment and types of spinal cord lesions. Patients need to have minimal voluntary motor capacities: the motor scores of the key muscles according to the ASIA classification (www.asia-spinalinjury.org) should be at least 3 for extensor muscles and 2 for flexor muscles. Written informed consent is required. Control subjects: Healthy subjects, written informed consent.

You may not qualify if:

  • Patients: Comorbidities which influence or inhibit gait or upper-limb motion (e.g. peripheral nerve lesions). Orthostatic problems that greatly impair upright body position. Mental illness, cognitive impairments. Control subjects: neurologic disease, walking disabilities, mental illness, cognitive impairments

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Balgrist University Hospital

Zurich, Switzerland

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Spinal Cord Injuries

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Spinal Cord DiseasesCentral Nervous System DiseasesNervous System DiseasesTrauma, Nervous SystemWounds and Injuries

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
COHORT
Time Perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

May 13, 2014

First Posted

May 30, 2014

Study Start

January 1, 2011

Primary Completion

December 31, 2018

Study Completion

December 31, 2018

Last Updated

February 16, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-02

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