Spinal Cord Injury Registry - NACTN



Status:Recruiting
Conditions:Hospital, Orthopedic
Therapuetic Areas:Orthopedics / Podiatry, Other
Healthy:No
Age Range:18 - Any
Updated:9/14/2017
Start Date:July 2005
End Date:July 2023
Contact:Elizabeth G Toups, MS, RN, CCRP
Email:etoups@houstonmethodist.org
Phone:832-722-4055

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Spinal Cord Injury Registry - North American Clinical Trials Network for Spinal Cord Injury

The NACTN Spinal Cord Injury Registry is a network of clinical centers collecting
de-identified data from patients admitted through the Emergency Department of a NACTN center
at the time of injury with an initial (first time) spinal cord injury (SCI). Information will
be collected on the natural history of SCI and course of treatment through the first 12
months from the date of injury or long as medically indicated. Data collected includes
imaging information from CT or MRI scans, neurological and general medical outcome and
rehabilitation evaluation. No intervention is given other than standard of care for spinal
cord injury, intensive monitoring and frequent follow up care.

The participating centers include:

University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston University of Toronto, Toronto University
of Virginia, Charlottesville University of Louisville, Louisville University of Maryland,
Baltimore Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD Thomas Jefferson
University,Philadelphia University of Miami, Miami Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam
Houston; Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans Vanderbilt
University Medical Center

The NACTN Clinical Coordinating Center is located at:

Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston

The Center for Biostatistics is located at:

Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston

The Data Management Center is located at:

University of Louisville, Louisville

Preliminary work has been completed on the selection of data elements, data collection
protocols, case record form design, and the design of a computer system for clinical data
management and data quality control.

In the first phase of the network, data will be collected on the natural history of SCI.
Although there is considerable data in the literature about the natural history of SCI,
current changes in treatment appear to be modifying the natural history. In particular very
early surgery, including decompression of the spinal cord and vertebral stabilization with
instrumentation appears, in some cases of SCI, to be improving outcomes.

No treatment is given other than standard of care for SCI. Data is collected in hopes to help
SCI patients in the future.

Inclusion Criteria:

- Any patient male or female > or equal to 18 years of age with first time spinal cord
injury caused by trauma and has neurological deficit with paralysis (weakness) or loss
of sensation (touch).

- Has not received prior medical of surgical care for this injury at an intermediate
hospital.

- Must give informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

- Any patient or family refusing consent
We found this trial at
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3551 Roger Brooke Dr
Fort Sam Houston, Texas 78234
(210) 916-4141
Principal Investigator: Sven M Hochheimer, MD
Phone: 210-916-3482
Brooke Army Medical Center Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) is the Flagship of Army Medicine!...
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Miami, Florida 33124
(305) 284-2211
Principal Investigator: James D Guest, M.D., PhD
Phone: 305-243-4781
University of Miami A private research university with more than 15,000 students from around the...
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22 S Greene St
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
(410) 328-8667
Principal Investigator: Bizhan Aarabi, MD
Phone: 410-328-5332
University of Maryland Medical Center Founded in 1823 as the Baltimore Infirmary, the University of...
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8901 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, Maryland 20889
(301) 295-4000
Principal Investigator: Christopher J Neal, MD
Phone: 301-295-8991
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center The Walter Reed National Military Medical Center is one...
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1215 Lee St
Charlottesville, Virginia 22903
(434) 924-0211
Principal Investigator: Christopher I Shaffrey, MD
Phone: 434-982-1856
University of Virginia Health System UVA Health System includes a 604-bed hospital, level I trauma...
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6550 Fannin St
Houston, Texas 77030
(713) 790-3311
Principal Investigator: Robert G Grossman, MD
Phone: 713-441-3897
Houston Methodist Hospital Houston Methodist is comprised of a leading academic medical center in the...
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Houston, Texas 77030
Principal Investigator: Karl Schmitt, MD
Phone: 713-500-6141
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Louisville, Kentucky 40205
Principal Investigator: Maxwell Boakye, MD
Phone: 502-333-8140
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Nashville, Tennessee 37240
Principal Investigator: Hamid Shah, MD
Phone: 615-875-5853
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433 Bolivar Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70112
Principal Investigator: Jason D Wilson, MD
Phone: 504-568-2641
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1020 Walnut St
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
(215) 955-6000
Principal Investigator: James S Harrop, MD
Phone: 215-503-9110
Thomas Jefferson University We are dedicated to the health sciences and committed to educating professionals,...
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Toronto, Ontario
Principal Investigator: Michael G Fehlings, MD, PhD
Phone: 416-603-5285
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