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Patient Reported Outcomes for Bladder Management Strategies in Spinal Cord Injury

Completed
Conditions
Neurogenic Bladder
Quality of Life
Spinal Cord Injuries
Incontinence
Interventions
Other: Indwelling Catheter
Other: Voiding
Other: Clean Intermittent Catheterization
Other: Surgery
Registration Number
NCT02616081
Lead Sponsor
University of Utah
Brief Summary

The investigators goal is to create a better understanding of patient reported outcomes for bladder management strategies (clean intermittent catheterization (CIC), indwelling catheter (IDC) and bladder surgery.

Detailed Description

Our study is a longitudinal observational study between bladder management strategies, comparing outcomes measured by patient reported questionnaires.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
1479
Inclusion Criteria
  • Participants with acquired spinal cord injury
  • Participants with neurogenic bladder
  • Participants must be undergoing or starting at least one of the following bladder management treatments at the time of enrollment. a) Clean intermittent catheterization (CIC) b) Have an indwelling catheter (IDC) c) Spontaneous voiding, and d) Have undergone bladder surgery
  • Age 18 or older
  • Willingness and ability to comply with study engagement
  • Able to provide consent
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Exclusion Criteria
  • Degenerative spinal cord issues, such as multiple sclerosis, neuromuscular dysfunction
  • Congenital spinal cord issues, such as spina bifida, myelomeningocele, or cerebral palsy
  • Participants that belong to a vulnerable population (pregnant, prisoners, mentally handicapped, etc)
  • Participants less than 18 years of age
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Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Indwelling CatheterIndwelling CatheterParticipants utilizing an Foley catheter or a suprapubic tube (cystostomy)
VoidingVoidingParticipants with volitional control, voiding into diapers or a condom catheter via crede, valsalva, or spontaneous leakage
Clean Intermittent CatheterizationClean Intermittent CatheterizationParticipants performing intermittent catheterization of their bladder, having not had augmentation cystoplasty or creation of a catheterizable channel
SurgerySurgeryUndergoing any of the following surgeries: augmentation cystoplasty with or without a catheterizable channel, creation of catheterizable channel alone, urinary diversion (conduit or continent catheterizable pouch)
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Neurogenic Bladder Symptom Score (NBSS): comparing change in: CIC, IDC, Voiding, and SurgeryBaseline and 1 year longitudinal follow up

The NBSS quantifies bladder symptoms

The Spinal Cord Injury Quality of Life Measurement System Bladder Management Difficulties (SCI-QOL Difficulties): comparing change in: CIC, IDC, Voiding, and SurgeryBaseline and 1 year longitudinal follow up

The SCI-QoL Difficulties assesses feelings and psychosocial impact of bladder symptoms

The Spinal Cord Injury Quality of Life Measurement System Bladder Complications (SCI-QOL Complications): comparing change in: CIC, IDC, Voiding, and SurgeryBaseline and 1 year longitudinal follow up

The SCI-QoL Complications assesses degree of bladder complications their psychosocial impact

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
NBSS Incontinence subdomainBaseline and 1 year longitudinal follow up

The Incontinence subdomain measures degree of incontinence

NBSS Storage and Voiding subdomainBaseline and 1 year longitudinal follow up

The Storage and Voiding subdomain measures symptoms related to frequency and emptying of the bladder

NBSS QoL SatisfactionBaseline and 1 year longitudinal follow up

The final question of the NBSS assesses overall satisfaction with the urinary system

NBSS Consequences subdomainBaseline and 1 year longitudinal follow up

The Consequences subdomain measures bladder related complications

Trial Locations

Locations (3)

University of Minnesota

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

University of Michigan

🇺🇸

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

University of Utah

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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

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