Rehabilitation Program for Bladder Control in Individuals With Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Cairo University
- Where
- Egypt1 site in 1 countryChoose a country to see its sites
- Trial code
- Status
- Completed
- People taking part
- 74 people enrolled
- Started
- 1 Oct 2024
- Ended
- 16 Apr 2025
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets an existing treatment, for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- 1. IFC
- 2. Timed voiding.
- motor imagery training
- pelvic floor muscles training
- Record updated
- 6 June 2025
Who can take part
- Age
- 18 years to 65 years
- Sex
- Men only
- Healthy volunteers
- Cannot take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Individuals between 18 and 65 years of age; presenting with OAB symptoms; diagnosed with ISCI classified as AIS C or D above the L1 spinal level
Who cannot take part
- prior bladder or pelvic surgeries
- current urinary tract infections
- a history of pelvic malignancy
- significant cognitive or psychiatric disorders
- complete spinal cord injury
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About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
This prospective, randomized, double-blind clinical trial (with both participants and outcome assessors blinded to group assignments) was carried out at the outpatient clinic of the Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, following patient referrals. Participants were recruited between October 2024 and April 2025 from the National Institute of Urology and Nephrology in Mataria, as well as the Department of Urology and Nephrology at Kasr Alaini Hospital. All diagnoses were verified by a consultant urologist. The study received ethical approval from the Institutional Review Board of the Faculty of Physical Therapy, Benha University, Egypt, and written informed consent was obtained from each participant prior to enrollment.
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Participants Individuals between 18 and 65 years of age presenting with OAB symptoms, confirmed through urodynamic testing, and diagnosed with ISCI classified as AIS C or D above the L1 spinal level, were considered eligible for inclusion in this study. Participants were required to be medically stable, able to follow study protocols, and willing to provide informed consent. Exclusion criteria included those with complete spinal cord injury (AIS A), current urinary tract infections, a history of pelvic malignancy, prior bladder or pelvic surgeries, or significant cognitive or psychiatric disorders.
The 2 groups in the trial
- experimental groupTreatment being tested
received IFC, PFMT, motor MIT, and timed voiding (TV)1. IFC interferential current, pelvic floor muscles training, timed voiding, and motor imagery training
Treatment: 1. IFC, 2. Timed voiding., motor imagery training, and pelvic floor muscles training
- control groupExisting treatment, for comparison
participants received interferential current therapy, timed voiding, and pelvic floor muscles training
Treatment: 1. IFC, 2. Timed voiding., and pelvic floor muscles training
Data and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- Efficacy of a Multimodal Conservative Rehabilitation Program for Bladder Control in Individuals With Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- Publications
- Efficacy of a multimodal conservative rehabilitation program for bladder control in individuals with incomplete spinal cord injury: A randomized controlled trial.The Journal of international medical research, 2026
- Record updated
- 6 June 2025