Urinary Disorders in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis: Invasive Vs Non-invasive Investigations.

Saint-Joseph University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Urodynamics; Multiple Sclerosis; Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Invasive investigations; Diagnostic Test: Non-invasive investigations

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03336424

FM292

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of the study is to describe the current status of MS patients with urinary disorders in Lebanon, and to demonstrate whether invasive investigations improve the management of these patients compared to an optimal non-invasive approach.

Full description

All patients will be evaluated by an urologist, then randomized into 2 groups, the first group will benefit from non-invasive investigations and will be treated accordingly, the second group will benefit from an urodynamic assessment and will also be treated accordingly.

An evaluation will be made one month, 3 months and 6 months after the first visit.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• MS with urinary symptoms

Exclusion criteria

• BPH LUTS
• Bladder cancer
• prostate cancer
• urethral stenosis

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Non-invasive investigations group

Experimental group

Description:

Non-invasive investigations include: ultrasound, blood exam, urine analysis and culture, uroflowmetry

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Non-invasive investigations

Invasive investigations group

Experimental group

Description:

urodynamic study including: cystomanometry, pressure flow study, EMG

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Invasive investigations

Diagnostic Test: Non-invasive investigations