United States multi-center study to access the validity and reliability of the Spinal Cord Independence Measure (SCIM) III

The University of California, Irvine will oversee a multi-center, prospective clinical research study to assess the validity, reliability, and sensitivity of the Spinal Cord Independence Measure (SCIM) III in measuring functional ability in persons with spinal cord injury. As one of the participating sites, University of Kentuckv/Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital will enroll 30 subjects for this study starting no later than February 28, 2009. All subject enrollement will occur within a consecutive 12-month time period, starting from the date the first subject is enrolled. All subjects will start the study within 1 week after beginning the initial inpatient rehabilitation.