Validation of a Translation Into Spanish (Mexico) of the Spinal Cord Independence Measure III

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The propose of the study is to validate in Mexico a spanish translation of the Spinal Cord Independence Measure (SCIM) Version III, in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). Internal consistency, reproducibility and reliability will be addressed scoring the results of the translated version at two time frames and also of the same patients by different examiners (physicians, nurses and technicians).

Detailed Description
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The worldwide estimated annual incidence of SCI has a broad spectrum, ranging from 236 to 1009 cases per million of people. In Mexico there is an estimate of 18.1 cases per million people, affecting primary men in their productive age (25-34 years old). Most of the patients have disabilities after the injury, and become dependent of their families or professional care providers. The cornerstone treatment in the long therm is rehabilitation and the main goal is to achieve patient independence. Over the last two decades many disability measure instruments have been developed, like the Functional Interdisciplinary Measure (FIM). This scale though it is very useful for patients' general outcome, it does not grade patients' independence entirely. In 1997, Dr. Amiram Catz developed the first version of the Spinal Cord Independence Measure (SCIM). Since its first version, it showed to be a very powerful tool to assess patients' independence. Recently, the SCIM-III has been validated in a multicenter study, showing validity, reliability and internal consistency. The aim of this study is to perform a translate and trans-cultural adaptation of the SCIM-III into Spanish and to perform also its validation in Mexican population.

Official Title
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Validation of a Translation Into Spanish (Mexico) of the Spinal Cord Independence Measure III

Conditions
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Spinal Cord Injury

Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Spinal cord injury Exclusion Criteria: Patient with any other injury/lesion that produces dependence or disability

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 12 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| SCIM scores for patients with SCI<br>All patients with SCI included in the study | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Patient's change in independence measured by the translated SCIM-III version | The objective of this outcome is to evaluate the ability of the translated SCIM-III version to asses the patients grade of independence in two different time frames and by two different examiners. | Initial evaluation and 7 days after. | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Spinal Cord Independence Measure, SCIM, Spinal cord injury, Traumatic spine injury