Effects of Spinal Cord Injury on Female Sexual Response
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00142714 |
Recruitment Status
: Unknown
Verified October 2006 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
First Posted
: September 2, 2005
Last Update Posted
: October 16, 2006
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Female Sexual Dysfunction Multiple Sclerosis Spinal Cord Injury | Procedure: Sympathetic manipulation on sexual arousal in women | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Enrollment : | 70 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Educational/Counseling/Training |
Official Title: | Effects of SCI on Female Sexual Response |
Study Start Date : | August 2003 |
Study Completion Date : | June 2005 |

- 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.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 55 Years (Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
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

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00142714
Contact: Paula Spath | 1-866-706-5544 | pspath@uab.edu |
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 |
Principal Investigator: | Marca Sipski, MD | The University of Alabama at Birmingham |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00142714 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
5R01HD030149-09 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract ) |
First Posted: | September 2, 2005 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | October 16, 2006 |
Last Verified: | October 2006 |
Keywords provided by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD):
sexual response sexual dysfunction in females spinal cord injury |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Wounds and Injuries Multiple Sclerosis Spinal Cord Injuries Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNS Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System Nervous System Diseases |
Demyelinating Diseases Autoimmune Diseases Immune System Diseases Spinal Cord Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Trauma, Nervous System |