Baseline Cardiovascular Measurements in Pediatric Spinal Cord Injury
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Registration Number
- NCT01599455
- Lead Sponsor
- Shriners Hospitals for Children
- Brief Summary
Following spinal cord injury (SCI), the body loses normal control of blood pressure and heart rate, and there is a risk of sudden and dangerous increases in blood pressure, namely, autonomic dysreflexia (AD). It is important to be aware of baseline blood pressures and heart rates in individuals in order to detect AD. However, baseline values vary in developing children, and may be more variable in children with SCI. Thus, the objective of this study is to determine baseline blood pressure and heart rate measurements in children with SCI during rest and during urodynamic testing.
The investigators hypothesize that 1) blood pressures will increase with increasing age and body mass index; 2) heart rate will decrease with increasing age; 3) blood pressures will increase with increase in bladder filling; 4) blood pressures will increase will increase with increasing duration of injury.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 146
- children and adolescents with spinal cord injury
- age 18 years or younger
- known history of hypertension, cardiac, renal, or thyroid disease
- recent surgical procedure less than 2 weeks prior to admission or visit
- fever or signs of active infection or inflammation
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Blood pressure readings at regularly scheduled medical appointments
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Shriners Hospitals for Children - Chicago
🇺🇸Chicago, Illinois, United States