Australian Spinal Cord Injury Register (ASCIR)
The ASCIR is a national register of incident cases of spinal cord injury that occur in Australia and overseas to Australian residents if they are treated in a spinal unit in Australia. Currently, 7 spinal units, all based in public hospitals, contribute data. Data on first and subsequent admissions, from 1 July 1995, to any of the 7 specialised spinal units in Australia are being registered prospectively. The ASCIR enables measurement of spinal cord injury incidence and study of circumstances and mechanisms.
Study design
Registry
Number of participants at first data collection
26,556 (spinal injury hospitalisations in 2020-21)
19,378 (spinal injury emergency department presentations in 2020-21)
Recruitment is ongoing
Age at first data collection
Varied (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1995
Primary Institutions
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
Links
aihw.gov.au/about-our-data/our-data-collections/australian-spinal-cord-injury-register
aihw.gov.au/reports/injury/spinal-injuries-in-australia-2020-21/contents/about
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
Department of Health and Aged Care (DHAC)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
Engagement
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