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
Active Locations (1)
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CIUSSS du Nord-de-l'île-de-Montréal-Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H4J 1C5