Status:

UNKNOWN

Evaluation of the Bulbocavernosus Reflex After Acute Spinal Cord Injury

Lead Sponsor:

Andréane Richard-Denis

Conditions:

Bulbocavernosus Reflex

Spinal Cord Injuries

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the possibility to use electromyography in acute phase after a traumatic spinal cord injury to measure quantitatively and objectively the bulbocavernosus refle...

Detailed Description

Traumatic spinal cord injuries cause severe neurological deficits (motor, sensory and autonomic disorders). Affected individuals have functional limitations and a reduced quality of life that result i...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • male or female age of 18 years or older
  • patient with fracture, fracture-dislocation or vertebral dislocation from C0 to T12 inclusively
  • patient with neurological impairment involving the motor spinal cord (severity AIS grade A or B) on initial assessment
  • patient admitted to Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal within 72 hours for trauma
  • patient transfer to intensive functional rehabilitation

Exclusion

  • pregnancy
  • suspicion of sacral nerve damage (caused by trauma or other co-morbidities)
  • spinal cord syndrome (caused by trauma or other comorbidities) or spinal cord signal abnormality on magnetic resonance imaging
  • pre-existing major neurological impairment (e.g. stroke, Parkinson's disease, etc.)
  • inability to consent (coma, delirium, etc.)
  • perineal injury preventing the sacral EMG procedure

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2020

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

August 31 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

20 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04316195

Start Date

August 1 2020

End Date

August 31 2021

Last Update

March 20 2020

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CIUSSS du Nord-de-l'île-de-Montréal-Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal

Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H4J 1C5