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