Study of Electroencephalogram (EEG) Measurement During Different Stimulations of the Lower Urinary Tract

Ulrich Mehnert83 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to investigate afferent and cortical activities during bladder filling under different stimulations of the lower urinary tract. The participants of the study are healthy test persons and patients with overactive bladder.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Healthy Nonneurogenic Neurogenic Bladder Dysfunction Neurogenic Bladder Dysfunction Nos

Interventions

ElectroencephalographyOTHER

Standard electroencephalography investigation according to the ICS standard Current recording of latency and amplitude of evoked potentials

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Right-handed * Written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Any psychological diseases * Any renal, cardiac, and pulmonary diseases * Pregnancy or breastfeeding * Problems keeping calm for 60 minutes in the sitting position * Medication influencing EEG or bladder function

Locations (1)

Spinal Cord Injury & Research, University of Zürich, Balgrist University Hospital

Zurich, Switzerland

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Establishment of somatosensory evoked potentials of lower urinary tract stimulations

EEG recording during electrical stimulation of different locations of the lower urinary tract as well as during electrical and heat stimulation at the tibial and pudendal nerve and S3 dermatome.

Time frame: 3 times on an average period of three months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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