NCT07425470

SCI Epidemiology and Complications

Epidemiological Evaluation and Complications of Spinal Cord Injury Patients Admitted to Our Clinic: A Retrospective Study

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 50 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this study was to epidemiologically evaluate patients diagnosed with spinal cord injury who were admitted to our clinic over the last five years and, unlike similar studies, to investigate the presence of complications in these patients. The investigators hope that this study will contribute to the literature by raising awareness of spinal cord injury epidemiology and potential complications.

Detailed description

This study was designed as a retrospective descriptive study. Patients who were admitted to the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation outpatient clinic of Bandırma Training and Research Hospital with a diagnosis of paraplegia or tetraplegia between December 1, 2020, and December 1, 2025, were included in the study. These diagnoses were screened using the following ICD-10 codes: G82 (paraplegia and tetraplegia), G82.0 (flaccid paraplegia), G82.1 (spastic paraplegia), G82.2 (paraparesis and paraplegia, unspecified), G82.3 (flaccid tetraplegia), G82.4 (spastic tetraplegia), and G82.5 (tetraplegia, unspecified). Data regarding patients' age, sex, etiology of spinal cord injury, level of injury, and the presence of complications were recorded. In cases where complications were present, the time from injury to the development of complications was recorded in months. Since the most common causes of spinal cord injury differ across age groups, age categories were defined as ≤29 years, 30-44 years, 45-59 years, 60-74 years, and ≥75 years. Etiological classification was based on the most common causes reported in the literature, including traffic accidents, falls from height, sports-related injuries, post-disc herniation or surgery, non-traumatic/inflammatory causes, and other causes. As the level of injury affects both clinical presentation and the development of complications, injury levels were categorized as cervical (C1-C8), thoracic (T1-T12), and lumbosacral (L1-S5). Evaluation parameters and grouping methods were determined based on similar studies reported in the literature.

Conditions

• Spinal Cord Injury

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Retrospective data analysis	Patient data regarding age, gender, etiology of spinal cord injury, level of injury, and whether complications develop will be recorded.

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-03-01
• Primary completion: 2026-03-31
• Completion: 2026-04-10
• First posted: 2026-02-20
• Last updated: 2026-02-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)