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

NCT ID: NCT01477502

Last Updated: 2024-02-13

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

46 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-11-30

Study Completion Date

2016-10-31

Brief Summary

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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

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Symptomatic Urinary Tract Infection Spinal Cord Injury

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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individual homeopathic treatment

participants receive homeopathic treatment in addition to standard prevention measures for UTI

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

individual homeopathic treatment

Intervention Type OTHER

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

standard prophylaxis

Group Type OTHER

standard treatment without homeopathy

Intervention Type OTHER

participants receive standard UTI prophylaxis

Interventions

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individual homeopathic treatment

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

Intervention Type OTHER

standard treatment without homeopathy

participants receive standard UTI prophylaxis

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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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
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

90 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil

NETWORK

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Jürgen Pannek, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Swiss Paraplegic Center

Locations

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Swiss Paraplegic center

Nottwil, Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland

Site Status

Countries

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Switzerland

References

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Pannek J, Pannek-Rademacher S, Jus MS, Wollner J, Krebs J. Usefulness of classical homeopathy for the prophylaxis of recurrent urinary tract infections in individuals with chronic neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction. J Spinal Cord Med. 2019 Jul;42(4):453-459. doi: 10.1080/10790268.2018.1440692. Epub 2018 Feb 27.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 29485355 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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11050

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2011-24

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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