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NCT Number: NCT02908867

Therapeutic Strategies in Sexual Function

Objectives: To know the main therapeutic strategies used by men with spinal cord injury in sexual dysfunctions.

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Key information

Conditions

Male Sexual Dysfunction Behavior Central Nervous System Diseases Nervous System Diseases Sexual Behavior Sexuality Spinal Cord Diseases Spinal Cord Injuries Spinal Cord Injury Trauma, Nervous System Wounds and Injuries

Age range

18 year–60 year

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Josepha Karinne de Oliveira Ferro

Recife, Pernambuco, +5581, Brazil

About this study

Methods: This is a descriptive observational study involving 24 men with a mean age of 32.62 (CI 28.65 to 36.60), with spinal cord injury, recruited in reference services in spinal cord injury Recife (PE). The subjects underwent neurological evaluation in accordance with the guidelines of the International Standards for Neurological Examination and Functional classification of Spinal Cord Injury (ISNCSCI), the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA), assessment of sexual function through the Erectile Function of International Index (IIEF) and answered a semi-structured form to identify therapeutic strategies used in sexual function. To collect information about medicinal plants, a search was made in the surroundings of public markets located in the Metropolitan Region of Recife (PE).

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • clinical diagnosis of traumatic spinal cord injury
  • injury time less than six months
  • heterosexual
  • sexually active

Exclusion criteria

  • patients who had erectile dysfunction attributed to endocrine or metabolic disease order
  • those who underwent surgery in the genital area, such as radical prostatectomy or penile implant
  • cognitive impairment

Treatment and study plan

Therapeutic Strategies

Other

Using questionnaires (Erectile Function of International Index and American Impairment Scale) and search in public markets using semi structured form

Primary outcomes

  1. Therapeutic Strategies

    Time frame: one day

    Therapeutic Strategies assessed by semi structured form in public market

Secondary outcomes

  1. level of neurological lesion

    Time frame: one day

    Level of neurological lesion assessed by ASIA Impairment Scale (AIS) according to the International Standards for Neurological and Functional Examination Classification of Spinal Cord Injury

  2. Degree of lesion

    Time frame: one day

    Degree of neurological lesion assessed by ASIA Impairment Scale (AIS) according to the International Standards for Neurological and Functional Examination Classification of Spinal Cord Injury

  3. Male sexual dysfunction

    Time frame: one day

    Male Sexual Dysfunction assessed by International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Therapeutic Strategies in Sexual Function of Men With Spinal Cord Injury

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2016
First posted
Sep 21, 2016
Registry last updated
Sep 21, 2016

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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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