Effects of Spinal Cord Injury on Female Sexual Response - Full Text View

Effects of Spinal Cord Injury on Female Sexual Response

This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified by National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), October 2006

Sponsored by:	National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Information provided by:	National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00142714

Purpose

The long term aims of this project are to 1) Understand the effect of varying degrees and levels of SCI and dysfunction(SCI/D)on females sexual response: 2) Identify the specific neuronal pathways involved in female sexual responses; and 3) Develop and evaluate new assessment and treatment methods for neurogenic sexual dysfunction in women.

Condition	Intervention
Female Sexual Dysfunction Multiple Sclerosis Spinal Cord Injury	Procedure: Sympathetic manipulation on sexual arousal in women

MedlinePlus related topics:

Multiple Sclerosis Spinal Cord Injuries

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Educational/Counseling/Training, Randomized, Open Label, Historical Control, Single Group Assignment

Official Title:	Effects of SCI on Female Sexual Response

Further study details as provided by National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD):

Primary Outcome Measures:

Our central hypothesis are:
1) In females the SNS regulates psychogenic genital vasocongestion 2) In females the orgasmic reflex requires the presence of an intact sacral spinal cord, 3) In females a pattern generator is responsible for the orgasmic reflex.

Estimated Enrollment:	70
Study Start Date:	August 2003
Estimated Study Completion Date:	June 2005

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years to 55 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

MS or SCI
Normal menstrual periods
Normal hand function
Have ability to feel sensation from lower abdomen to upper thigh region.

Exclusion Criteria:

Pregnant
Menopausal

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00142714

Contacts


Contact: Paula Spath	1-866-706-5544	pspath@uab.edu

Locations


United States, Alabama
	The University of Alabama at Birmingham	Recruiting
	Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233
	Contact: Paula Spath 205-934-2088 pspath@uab.edu
	Principal Investigator: Marca Sipski, MD

Sponsors and Collaborators

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Investigators


Principal Investigator:	Marca Sipski, MD	The University of Alabama at Birmingham

More Information

Study ID Numbers:	5R01HD030149-09
First Received:	September 1, 2005
Last Updated:	October 13, 2006
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00142714
Health Authority:	United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD):

sexual response

sexual dysfunction in females

spinal cord injury

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Autoimmune Diseases

Demyelinating Diseases

Spinal Cord Diseases

Wounds and Injuries

Central Nervous System Diseases

Disorders of Environmental Origin

Sclerosis

Demyelinating diseases

Trauma, Nervous System

Spinal Cord Injuries

Multiple Sclerosis

Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNS

Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Pathologic Processes

Immune System Diseases

Nervous System Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on August 21, 2008