NCT04592679

Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of a Rehabilitation Protocol With FES Cycling in Persons With Complete SCI

FES Cycling Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in Rehabilitation for Persons Affected by Complete Spinal Cord Injury, an Experience From Two Italian Hospitals

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (actual)
• Sponsor: Azienda Ospedaliero, Universitaria Pisana · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

20 patients were recruited by two hospitals (AOUP and AOUC) in Italy from January 2015 to January 2018. The participants have been addressed to two different groups: the ones recruited by the AOUP were submitted to an experimental protocol of rehabilitation with FES Cycling, the ones recruited by the AOUC were submitted to a standard protocol of manual mobilization. The primary outcome was the thigh circumferences measured at 4 different levels (5-10-15-20 cm) from the superior margin of the patella, while the secondary outcomes were the muscle tone evaluated with Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) and the sensation of pain registered with International Spinal Cord Injury - Pain Basic Data Set (ISCI-P). From these outcomes the Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) was obtained. The costs of the two treatments were calculated through a consultation process with the Competent Offices of the two hospitals. The QALYs and the costs were used to calculate the Incremental Cost-Effectiveness Ratio (ICER) in order to verify the cost-effectiveness ratio of the two treatments.

Conditions

• FESD
• Rehabilitation
• Spinal Cord Injuries
• Complete Spinal Cord Injury

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	FES-C	The participants were submitted to 20 sessions of FES-C three/five times per week. Each session lasted about 30'.
OTHER	Standard Treatment	The participants were submitted to 20 sessions of standard rehabilitation for lower limbs with manual mobilization, three/five times per week. Each session lasted about 30'.

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-01-01
• Primary completion: 2018-01-01
• Completion: 2020-07-21
• First posted: 2020-10-19
• Last updated: 2020-10-19