ReviewSpinal cord2009
Outcome measures in spinal cord injury: recent assessments and recommendations for future directions.
Review in Spinal cord, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 80 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
80 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Spinal cord independence measure evidence-based recommendation: a systematic review of measurement properties.Spinal cord · 2026Pooled it
- Life expectancy and long-term survival after traumatic spinal cord injury: a systematic review.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of non-invasive brain stimulation on motor function after spinal cord injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2023Pooled it
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- A Systematic Review of International Clinical Guidelines for Rehabilitation of People With Neurological Conditions: What Recommendations Are Made for Upper Limb Assessment?Frontiers in neurology · 2019Pooled it
- Physical therapy after spinal cord injury: a systematic review of treatments focused on participation.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2014Pooled it
- Identifying and classifying quality-of-life tools for assessing pressure ulcers after spinal cord injury.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2013Pooled it
- Walking rehabilitation in incomplete spinal cord injury: evaluating the impact of robotic exoskeleton-assisted training.Biomedical engineering online · 2026Trial
- Exoskeleton-based training improves walking independence in incomplete spinal cord injury patients: results from a randomized controlled trial.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2023Trial
- Feasibility and effects of patient-cooperative robot-aided gait training applied in a 4-week pilot trial.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2012Trial
- Redefining clinically meaningful improvement in traumatic cervical spinal cord injury: a participant-centered perspective from community feedback sessions.Spinal cord · 2026Review
- The Guttmann Lecture 2025: standardization of data collection in individuals with spinal cord injury.Spinal cord · 2026Review
- Effective and Efficient Rehabilitation. What Works Best for Persons With SCI During (Sub)Acute Phase of Rehabilitation?Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation · 2025Article
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- Assessment of ability realization using the 4th version of the Spinal Cord Independence Measure.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2025Article
- The net contribution of rehabilitation to improvement in performance in patients with spinal cord lesions in five countries.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2025Article
- Evaluating therapeutic effects of exoskeletons and FES in SCI: integrative review of the literature.Spinal cord · 2025Review
- Traumatic spinal cord injury in the elderly: predictors for mortality and functional outcomes.Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2025Article
- Measuring more than just centimeters: a scoping review of outcome measures in cosmetic stature lengthening.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Review
- Neurological, functional, and quality of life outcomes following combined mesenchymal stem cell and Schwann cell therapy in spinal cord injury: a 9-year experience.Stem cell research & therapy · 2025Article
20 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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32 authors.
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Abstract
STUDY
designReview by the spinal cord outcomes partnership endeavor (SCOPE), which is a broad-based international consortium of scientists and clinical researchers representing academic institutions, industry, government agencies, not-for-profit organizations and foundations.
objectivesAssessment of current and evolving tools for evaluating human spinal cord injury (SCI) outcomes for both clinical diagnosis and clinical research studies.
methodsa framework for the appraisal of evidence of metric properties was used to examine outcome tools or tests for accuracy, sensitivity, reliability and validity for human SCI.
resultsImaging, neurological, functional, autonomic, sexual health, bladder/bowel, pain and psychosocial tools were evaluated. Several specific tools for human SCI studies have or are being developed to allow the more accurate determination for a clinically meaningful benefit (improvement in functional outcome or quality of life) being achieved as a result of a therapeutic intervention.
conclusionSignificant progress has been made, but further validation studies are required to identify the most appropriate tools for specific targets in a human SCI study or clinical trial.
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