Status:
COMPLETED
Osteopathic Manipulative Treatments and Neurogenic Bowel Dysfunction in Patients With Spinal Cord Injuries.
Lead Sponsor:
I.R.C.C.S. Fondazione Santa Lucia
Conditions:
Spinal Cord Injuries
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-70 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Studies based on the relationship between Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) and the gastrointestinal system have been conducted in patients with constipation with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- age between 18 and 70 years old,
- chronic spinal cord injury (more than six months between the spinal injury and the enrollment in the research),
- injury classified per the ASIA impairment scale AIS A, B, C or D localized at a cervical-dorsal level up to D10.
Exclusion
- Use of bowel emptying techniques such as retrograde trans-anal irrigation
- presence of previous inflammatory intestinal diseases
- metabolic or endocrinological dysfunctions,
- pregnancy state
- cognitive disorders.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 30 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04367571
Start Date
April 1 2020
End Date
January 30 2022
Last Update
April 18 2023
Active Locations (1)
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Santa Lucia Foundation I.R.C.C.S.
Roma, Rm, Italy, 00179