Complications Associated With Delayed Admission to Spinal Injury Unit

NCT07015099 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: RL1 917
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 1,400
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of complications including PUs at time of admission to a regional spinal injury rehabilitation unit (MCSI), the relationship between wait time to admission for specialist SCI rehabilitation and complication n occurrence, neurological recovery, and length of stay. The hypothesis is that wait time to transfer from the acute hospital to the specialised SCI rehabilitation unit is associated with increased PU prevalence and other SCI complications, as well as poorer neurological recovery and increased length of stay.

Conditions

Spinal Cord Injury; Delayed Admission

Keywords

SCI; Spinal Cord Injury; Delayed admission

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Relationship between wait time to admission and complications

  Descriptive statistics and hypothesis-testing methods will be used to analyse primary data. Central tendencies (arithmetic mean, median and frequencies) and measures of variability (standard deviation and interquartile ranges) will be obtained. To test the hypothesis of the difference in frequency (sex) and difference in arithmetic means (age), chi-squared test and t-test will be used respectively. Mann-Whitney U-test will be used to test the hypothesis of difference in wait time to transfer for specialist SCI rehabilitation. Multivariable linear and generalised linear regression will be undertaken to identify the potential predictors associated with complication risk, patient recovery and hospital stay from delayed admission to the MCSI rehabilitation centre.

  7 months

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Participants will be included if they were 18 years or older at the time of the injury and admitted to MCSI and had an SCI classified by the American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale (ASIA) A-D.

You may qualify if:

• All eligible patients will be included, of both sexes.

You may not qualify if:

• Patients younger than 18 years

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District NHS Trust: lead

Study Sites (1)

The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital

Oswestry, Sy10 7AG, United Kingdom

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Spinal Cord Injuries

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Spinal Cord Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Trauma, Nervous System; Wounds and Injuries

Central Study Contacts

Karina Wright

CONTACT

+441691404022; karina.wright1@nhs.net

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE ONLY
• Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER GOV
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 14, 2025
• First Posted: June 11, 2025
• Study Start: July 1, 2025
• Primary Completion: November 1, 2025
• Study Completion: November 1, 2025
• Last Updated: June 11, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

GB (1)