Browse the latest research summaries in the field of urology for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2024 • March 1, 2024
This retrospective cohort study investigated the association between different urological management methods and urological complications in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). The study found tha...
KEY FINDING: Long-term IUC use was associated with a higher incidence of UTI in people with SCI.
Life Sci., 2023 • July 15, 2023
This study investigated the role of p38 MAPK in the hyperexcitability of capsaicin-sensitive bladder afferent neurons in mice with spinal cord injury (SCI). The findings suggest that p38 MAPK plays an...
KEY FINDING: SCI significantly reduced the spike threshold and increased the number of action potentials during 800 ms membrane depolarization in capsaicin-sensitive bladder afferent neurons.
Proc Inst Mech Eng H, 2024 • June 1, 2024
This study tested the feasibility of automated closed-loop genital nerve stimulation (GNS) using a custom algorithm to identify and inhibit reflex bladder contractions in real time in individuals with...
KEY FINDING: The custom algorithm detected bladder contractions in real time, successfully inhibiting a total of 56 contractions across all four subjects.
medRxiv preprint, 2023 • December 23, 2023
This study measured genital arousal in response to neuromodulation in women and found that acute DGNS, but not TNS, can increase subjective arousal. The effect of stimulation on genital arousal is inc...
KEY FINDING: Subjective arousal increased significantly from before to after stimulation in DGNS study sessions across all women.
Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2023 • April 5, 2023
This study investigated the effect of epidural spinal cord stimulation (ESCS) on sexual function and distress in women with spinal cord injury (SCI). Three females with chronic, complete SCI received ...
KEY FINDING: There was a 3.2-point (13.2%) mean increase in total FSFI from baseline to post-intervention, with improvements in desire, arousal, orgasm and satisfaction.
Spinal Cord, 2024 • May 1, 2024
This qualitative study explored the knowledge, perceptions, and beliefs about UTIs among Veterans with neurogenic bladder (NB) to inform the development of person-centered interventions for improved U...
KEY FINDING: Participants showed knowledge gaps in UTI prevention, identifying specific UTI symptoms, and understanding antibiotic side effects.
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2023 • June 24, 2023
This study aimed to validate the Arabic version of the Neurogenic Bladder Symptom Score-Short Form (NBSS-SF) for Arabic-speaking patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). The results showed that the Ara...
KEY FINDING: The Arabic version of the NBSS-SF demonstrated good internal consistency, with a Cronbach's alpha of 0.82 for the overall score.
Biomedicines, 2023 • June 6, 2023
This review examines available knowledge and models for predicting lower urinary tract, sexual, and bowel function, and autonomic dysreflexia after SCI. Genitourinary and gastroenteric complications o...
KEY FINDING: Reliable algorithms exist for predicting lower urinary tract and bowel outcomes after traumatic and ischemic SCI.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2024 • June 7, 2023
This study aimed to analyze the content of Internet-based sexual health resources for those with SCI. The most common themes found in the resources were sexual functioning, reproductive health, and th...
KEY FINDING: Sexual health information for individuals with SCI focuses primarily on heterosexual males and sexual functioning.
Scientific Reports, 2023 • August 4, 2023
This study investigated the effects of spinal cord epidural stimulation (scES) at the L3 level on bladder and external urethral sphincter (EUS) function in both intact and spinal cord injured (SCI) ra...
KEY FINDING: L3 scES at select frequencies and intensities of stimulation produced a reduction in void volumes and EUS burst duration in intact rats.