CompletedNot Applicable

Urological Physical Therapy in HTLV-1 With Urinary Symptoms

Brazil20 participantsStarted 2012-03-01

Plain-language summary

Urological physical therapy is described to improve urinary symptoms in patients with myelopathy or neurological dysfunction and to increase the quality of life. Although it was never tested on HTLV-1 associated overactive bladder syndrome, an disabling disease that is common seen in HAM/TSP patients but can also appear as an isolated form. Our hypothesis is that urological physical therapy can improve urinary symptoms like incontinence, urgency and nocturia in HTLV-1 infected population with those complains.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with HTLV-1 with more than 18 years and neurogenic bladder defined by urodynamic study. Exclusion Criteria: * Diabetes Mellitus, * Stroke, * Multiple Sclerosis, * Parkinson disease, * use of pacemaker, * urinary infection.

What they're measuring

Reduction in urinary symptoms

Timeframe: 6 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01651819

SponsorHospital Universitário Professor Edgard Santos

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2014-12-30

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