Level and Degree of Spinal Cord Injury and Its Impact on Male Sexual Function

NCT ID: NCT02860637

Last Updated: 2016-08-16

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

45 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-03-31

Study Completion Date

2016-07-31

Brief Summary

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In addition to the motor and sensory functions, sexual function changes after spinal cord injury and is considered one of the most common problems, ranging from a decrease in sexual desire to disturbances of erection, orgasm and ejaculation.

Objective: To assess the impact of the complexity of traumatic spinal cord injury in male sexual function.

Detailed Description

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Methods: Observational study (CEAC 41221414.5.0000.5208) conducted with 45 men, mean age 34 (CI 31.5 to 37.1), with spinal cord injury and active sex life. Sexual function was assessed by the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) and level and degree of injury were determined following the guidelines of the International Standards for Neurological and Functional Examination Classification of Spinal Cord Injury. Data were collected after at least six months of injury in referral hospitals. Descriptive statistics and bivariate analysis were applied to observe the association between sexual function and complexity of the lesion, with a 0.05 significance level.

Conditions

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Spinal Cord Injury

Study Design

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Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Interventions

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Questionnaires

Sexual function was assessed by the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) and level and degree of injury were determined following the guidelines of the International Standards for Neurological and Functional Examination Classification of Spinal Cord Injury.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* men
* aged between 18 and 60 years
* clinical diagnosis of traumatic spinal cord injury
* injury time equal to or greater than six months
* heterosexual
* sexually active.

Exclusion Criteria

* patients with erectile dysfunction attributed to endocrine or metabolic disease order
* those who underwent surgery as radical prostatectomy or penile implant
* cognitive impairment.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Josepha Karinne de Oliveira Ferro

Psysical Therapist

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Josepha KO Ferro, master

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Locations

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Josepha Karinne de Oliveira Ferro

Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

Site Status

Countries

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Brazil

Other Identifiers

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Spinal Cord and sexuality

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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