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Somato-sensory Reflex Arch in Spinal Cord Injury - Effect on Colorectal Transport

NCT01274312 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 10

Last updated 2014-05-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Spinal cord injury (SCI) usually affects young people and causes severe bowel and bladder dysfunction. Recently, the concept of a surgically created somato-sensory reflex arch for bladder dysfunction in SCI has been introduced. The concept is promising, not just for bladder but also for bowel dysfunction. However, well designed studies need to be performed before recommending the procedure to a large number of patients worldwide. In this study the investigators perform multidisciplinary studies providing necessary information about the clinical outcome of the somato-sensory reflex arch in adult SCI patients.

The hypothesis is as follows:

1. Somato-sensory reflex arch increases colorectal transport between defecations
2. Somato-sensory reflex arch improves colorectal emptying at defecation

Conditions

  • Spinal Cord Injuries

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Xiao procedure

Cross over surgery. Proximal part of L5 Ventral root is anastomosed to distal part of ventral root of S2 or S3 producing a somato-sensory reflex arch

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Lundbeck Foundation

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Aarhus

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Klaus Krogh, PhD, DmSc · Aarhus University Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-09-30
Primary Completion
2013-09-30
Completion
2013-09-30

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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