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Table 1 The timeline of the outcome measures to be collected

From: Optimal treatment for Spinal Cord Injury associated with cervical canal Stenosis (OSCIS): a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial comparing early versus delayed surgery

  

Follow-up

 

Admission

2 weeks

3 months

6 months

1 year

Visit

Xa

X

X

X

X

Informed consent

Xa

    

Baseline clinical characteristics

Xa

    

Blood analyses

Xa

X

X

X

X

Magnetic resonance imaging

Xa

   

X

Computed tomography

Xa

    

Plain radiographs

Xa

X

  

X

Neurological assessment including the ASIA motor score and ASIA impairment scale

Xa

X

X

X

X

Evaluation of adverse events

SCIM version 3

 

X

X

X

X

WISCI II

 

X

  

X

SF-36

 

X

  

X

EQ-5D

 

X

X

X

X

NPSI

 

X

  

X

  1. Xa: obtained prior to enrollment; ASIA: American Spinal Injury Association; EQ-5D: EuroQol 5 Dimension; NPSI, Neuropathic Pain Symptom Inventory; SCIM: Spinal Cord Independence Measure; SF-36: Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 36; WISCI: Walking Index for Spinal Cord Injury.