Level and Degree of Spinal Cord Injury and Its Impact on Male Sexual Function

Universidade Federal de Pernambuco45 enrolled

Overview

In addition to the motor and sensory functions, sexual function changes after spinal cord injury and is considered one of the most common problems, ranging from a decrease in sexual desire to disturbances of erection, orgasm and ejaculation. Objective: To assess the impact of the complexity of traumatic spinal cord injury in male sexual function.

Methods: Observational study (CEAC 41221414.5.0000.5208) conducted with 45 men, mean age 34 (CI 31.5 to 37.1), with spinal cord injury and active sex life. Sexual function was assessed by the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) and level and degree of injury were determined following the guidelines of the International Standards for Neurological and Functional Examination Classification of Spinal Cord Injury. Data were collected after at least six months of injury in referral hospitals. Descriptive statistics and bivariate analysis were applied to observe the association between sexual function and complexity of the lesion, with a 0.05 significance level.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Spinal Cord Injury

Interventions

QuestionnairesOTHER

Sexual function was assessed by the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) and level and degree of injury were determined following the guidelines of the International Standards for Neurological and Functional Examination Classification of Spinal Cord Injury.

Eligibility

Sex: MALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 60 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * men * aged between 18 and 60 years * clinical diagnosis of traumatic spinal cord injury * injury time equal to or greater than six months * heterosexual * sexually active. Exclusion Criteria: * patients with erectile dysfunction attributed to endocrine or metabolic disease order * those who underwent surgery as radical prostatectomy or penile implant * cognitive impairment.

Locations (1)

Josepha Karinne de Oliveira Ferro

Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Sexual function

Sexual function assessed by the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF)

Time frame: one day

Secondary Outcomes

Degree of neurological lesion

Degree of neurological lesion assessed by ASIA Impairment Scale (AIS) according to the International Standards for Neurological and Functional Examination Classification of Spinal Cord Injury

Time frame: one day

Level of neurological lesion

Level of neurological lesion assessed by ASIA Impairment Scale (AIS) according to the International Standards for Neurological and Functional Examination Classification of Spinal Cord Injury

Time frame: one day

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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