Browse the latest research summaries in the field of urology for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2020 • January 1, 2020
This report presents two cases of tetraplegic individuals who developed proximal arm weakness temporally related to intradetrusor onabotulinumtoxinA administration without systemic effects. The arm we...
KEY FINDING: Two tetraplegic patients experienced proximal arm weakness following intradetrusor onabotulinumtoxinA administration.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2021 • January 1, 2021
This case report describes a 20-year-old male with a C-5 spinal cord injury who experienced recurrent priapism, characterized by frequent, non-sexual erections. The patient was treated with baclofen, ...
KEY FINDING: Recurrent priapism is a rare condition in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI).
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2021 • May 24, 2019
This phase Ia clinical trial assessed the safety and tolerability of a single intravesical instillation of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG in patients with neuropathic bladder. The study included five chil...
KEY FINDING: Intravesical instillation of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG was well-tolerated by all patients, with no immediate adverse events.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2020 • January 1, 2020
The goal of this article is to provide guidance for selection of bladder and bowel measures applicable as either primary or ancillary outcomes. Several fundamental assessments share reasonable levels ...
KEY FINDING: Three fundamental measures each for bladder and bowel assessments were identified, centering upon tissue morphology, voiding efficiency/volume, and smooth muscle-mediated pressure studies.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2019 • January 1, 2019
This study describes the development of indicators for sexual health in SCI/D rehabilitation to improve care quality. The indicators focus on structure (HCP training), process (resource introduction),...
KEY FINDING: The structure indicator is the proportion of rehabilitation HCPs who have completed annual preliminary sexual health training.
Therapeutic Advances in Urology, 2019 • June 17, 2019
The study assessed the safety and tolerability of self-administered intravesical LGG® in adults and children with NLUTD due to SCI/D who use intermittent catheterization. Participants self-instilled L...
KEY FINDING: One or two doses of self-instilled intravesical LGG® in response to more cloudy or foul-smelling urine was safe and well tolerated among adults and children with SCI/D who have NLUTD and use IC.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2019 • September 1, 2019
This case report presents the successful management of chronic prostatitis in a spinal cord injury (SCI) male through transurethral prostatectomy (TURP) after conservative treatments failed. The patie...
KEY FINDING: The patient, a 52-year-old male with T12 AIS A SCI, experienced resolution of recurrent UTIs and urethral discharge after undergoing TURP.
Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2019 • December 17, 2019
This study compared the effectiveness of transcutaneous electrical stimulation at four anatomical sites (DGNS, TNS, SNS, SS) in lowering detrusor pressure, reducing incontinence, and increasing bladde...
KEY FINDING: Dorsal Genital Nerve Stimulation (DGNS) significantly increased bladder capacity in participants with spinal cord injuries.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2020 • January 1, 2020
This article provides readers with recommendations for clinical and diagnostic tools and measures including SRMs and datasets currently available for use. We describe measurement properties, suggested...
KEY FINDING: The study identified 15 clinical assessment modalities for neurogenic bladder and 12 for neurogenic bowel in SCI/D.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2020 • January 1, 2020
Spinal cord injury is associated with comorbidities that can limit functional independence, mobility and socialization, including neurogenic bowel and bladder. In March 2017, the Craig H. Neilsen Foun...
KEY FINDING: Holmes et al. identify and distinguish outcome metrics as fundamental, recommended, supplemental, exploratory, or not recommended in preclinical SCI research.