History and Accomplishments of the North American Clinical Trials Network (NACTN) for Spinal Cord Injury, 2004 to 2022.

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Tator, Charles H

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Guest, James D

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Neal, Chris J

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Howley, Susan P

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Toups, Elizabeth G

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Harrop, James S

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Aarabi, Bizhan

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Shaffrey, Christopher I

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Fehlings, Michael G

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2023-06-15T16:48:00Z

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2023-06-15T16:48:00Z

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2022-12

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2023-06-15T16:48:00Z

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This is a historical account of the origin and accomplishments of the North American Clinical Trials Network (NACTN) for traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI), which was established in 2004 by Christopher Reeve and Dr. Robert Grossman. Christopher Reeve was an actor who became quadriplegic and started the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, while Robert Grossman was a neurosurgeon experienced in neurotrauma and a university professor in Houston. NACTN has member investigators at university and military centers in North America and has contributed greatly to the improvement of care, primarily acute care, of patients sustaining traumatic SCI. Its accomplishments are a clinical registry database of more than 1000 acute SCI patients documenting the care pathways, including complications. NACTN determined the effectiveness of treatment, including pharmacotherapy and the role and timing of surgery, and barriers to early surgery with a focus on neurological recovery. NACTN has assessed the effectiveness of treatment, including pharmacotherapy and the role and timing of surgery, and has also identified barriers to early surgery. The principal focus has been on improving neurological recovery. It has trained many SCI practitioners and has collaborated with many other SCI networks and organizations internationally to promote the care of SCI patients.

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0897-7151

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1557-9042

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https://hdl.handle.net/10161/27988

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eng

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Mary Ann Liebert Inc

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Journal of neurotrauma

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10.1089/neu.2022.0404

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SURGERY

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TRAUMATIC SPINAL CORD INJURY

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spinal cord injury

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History and Accomplishments of the North American Clinical Trials Network (NACTN) for Spinal Cord Injury, 2004 to 2022.

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Journal article

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Shaffrey, Christopher I|0000-0001-9760-8386

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Duke

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School of Medicine

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Clinical Science Departments

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Orthopaedic Surgery

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Neurosurgery

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