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NCT Number: NCT01477502

Clinical Value of Homeopathic Prophylaxis of Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections in Persons With Spinal Cord Injury

recurrent symptomatic urinary tracts infections (UTI) in persons with spinal cord injury are a frequent problem, leading to significant morbidity and to a decreased quality of life.

* until today, there is no effective prophylaxis for UTI for patients with spinal cord injury. * homeopathy has been shown to be an effective treatment option in several chronic diseases * study hypothesis: the addition of homeopathic assessment and treatment to a standard prevention strategy for recurrent UTI will significantly reduce the number of symptomatic UTI per year in this group of patients compared to standard prevention alone

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Key information

Conditions

Symptomatic Urinary Tract Infection Central Nervous System Diseases Female Urogenital Diseases Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications Infections Male Urogenital Diseases Nervous System Diseases Spinal Cord Diseases Spinal Cord Injuries Spinal Cord Injury Trauma, Nervous System Urinary Tract Infections Urogenital Diseases Urologic Diseases Wounds and Injuries

Age range

18 year–90 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Swiss Paraplegic center

Nottwil, Canton of Lucerne, 6207, Switzerland

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • neurogenic bladder dysfunction treated by intermittent catheterization
  • recurrent (>3/year) symptomatic urinary tract infections

Exclusion criteria

  • inability to speak German
  • already under homeopathic treatment

Treatment and study plan

individual homeopathic treatment

Other

participants are diagnosed by a trained homeopath and receive individualized homeopathic treatment in addition to standard UTI prophylaxis

standard treatment without homeopathy

Other

participants receive standard UTI prophylaxis

Primary outcomes

  1. number of symptomatic urinary tract infections

    Time frame: one year

Secondary outcomes

  1. number of symptomatic urinary tract infections compared to the previous year

    Time frame: one year

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil

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Registry information

Official study title

Clinical Value of Homeopathic Assessment and Treatment for Prophylaxis of Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections in Persons With Spinal Cord Injury

Important dates

Study start
2011
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2016
First posted
Nov 22, 2011
Registry last updated
Feb 13, 2024

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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