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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

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




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