Browse the latest research summaries in the field of urology for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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BMC Urology, 2014 • August 13, 2014
The study is designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of sacral neuromodulation (SNM) for treating patients with refractory neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction (LUTD) through a prospective,...
KEY FINDING: The primary outcome measure is the success of sacral neuromodulation, defined as at least a 50% improvement in key bladder diary variables compared to baseline.
BMC Urology, 2014 • August 14, 2014
The study investigated whether cystography and urodynamic parameters could predict the response to botulinum toxin A (BTX-A) injection in patients with neurogenic detrusor overactivity (NDO) refractor...
KEY FINDING: Cystography parameters (bladder shape, capacity, diverticula) did not significantly predict response to BTX-A injections.
PLoS ONE, 2014 • September 29, 2014
This study demonstrates the potential of epidural stimulation to restore bladder function in paralyzed rats after spinal cord injury. The researchers identified specific stimulation parameters that ca...
KEY FINDING: Enabling locomotor-related spinal neuronal circuits by epidural stimulation also influences neural networks controlling bladder function.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2017 • September 1, 2017
This study investigated the association between bladder management methods and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in Iranian individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). The results showed that the ...
KEY FINDING: Patients with injury at cervical sections had significantly lower scores in physical functioning.
Exp Neurol, 2016 • November 1, 2016
The study demonstrates functional links between the neural control of locomotion and lower urinary tract function in rats. It shows that spinal cord and peripheral nerve stimulation can be used to neu...
KEY FINDING: Electrically evoked potentials in hindlimb muscles and the external urethral sphincter are modulated uniquely depending on the rat's activity: stepping, pre-voiding, or voiding.
Spinal Cord, 2017 • March 1, 2017
This study examined the effects of spinal cord injury (SCI) on women's sexual function and quality of sexual life by comparing 31 women with SCI to 31 controls. The study found that women with SCI rep...
KEY FINDING: Women with SCI reported significantly lower scores on the SQOL-F total and its domains (sexual repression, self-worth, sexual and relationship satisfaction, and psycho-sexual feelings) compared to the control group.
J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs, 2016 • September 1, 2016
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of a new web-based intermittent catheter self-management intervention. Several catheter practices improved somewhat over three months includin...
KEY FINDING: Catheter practices improved, with more frequent catheterizations every 4–6 hours.
CUAJ, 2014 • November 24, 2014
This retrospective cohort study examined urologic care patterns among TSCI patients in Ontario between 2002 and 2012. It found that a significant proportion of patients do not receive urologic assessm...
KEY FINDING: Only 66% of TSCI patients were assessed by a urologist, with a median time of 0.7 years after the injury.
Medicine, 2014 • December 1, 2014
This study analyzed a large claims database to compare the effectiveness of different oral antibiotics for urinary tract infections (UTIs) in outpatients. The results suggest that norfloxacin and oflo...
KEY FINDING: Norfloxacin had the lowest treatment failure rate compared to TMP-SMX in crude estimate (OR, 0.73; 95% CI, 0.57–0.94), individual covariate adjustment (OR, 0.70; 95% CI, 0.54–0.90), and propensity score matched analysis (OR, 0.73; 95% CI, 0.54–1.00).
PLoS ONE, 2014 • December 29, 2014
The primary outcome was the between-group difference in the change of total NIH-CPSI score from baseline to 12 weeks. The observed difference of 3 points corresponds to an effect size of 0.5 to 0.6 st...
KEY FINDING: Sono-electro-magnetic therapy did not result in a significant improvement of symptoms in the overall cohort of treatment refractory CPPS patients compared to placebo treatment.