Reflux in Spinal Cord Injury Patients With Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction

Balgrist University Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Vesico-ureteral Reflux; Spinal Cord Injury

Treatments: Procedure: video-urodynamic examination

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01297673

EK 2010-0207/02

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to investigate the incidence of reflux in patients with spinal cord injury in relation to the lesion level, duration of injury and bladder management

Full description

Vesico-ureteral reflux was the main cause for renal failure and reduced life expectancy in patients with neurogenic bladder dysfunction due to spinal cord injury. Neurogenic detrusor overactivity leads to high intravesical pressure and may induce reflux. Decreasing intravesical pressure and increasing bladder capacity is necessary to prevent reflux and secondary renal failure.

Enrollment: 120 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 90 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Spinal cord injury
• Neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction
• Written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• Lower urinary tract dysfunction due to other causes than spinal cord injury

Trial design

120 participants in 1 patient group

Spinal cord injury

Description:

Patients with neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction due to spinal cord injury with regular urodynamic examination

Treatment:

Procedure: video-urodynamic examination