Rectus Abdominis Detrusor Myoplasty for Urinary Retention

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18-75
SponsorUniversity Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

About this trial

This investigates the outcomes of a surgical technique using the patient's own abdominal wall muscles to help contract the bladder in patients with urinary retention

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Hypo- or acontractility of the bladder documented on urodynamic testing

Injury >1 year ago for spinal cord injury patients, no improvement in contractility with time

Failed sacral nerve stimulation implant for urinary retention treatment (If previously implanted)

Irreversible non-neurogenic bladder acontractility/hypocontractility (i.e myogenic failure after chronic obstruction, aging, frailty, idiopathic)

Disqualifiers

Documented bladder outlet obstruction

Spinal cord lesion above T12

Upper motor neuron lesion (i.e. multiple sclerosis, stroke)

Rectus diastasis, significant abdominal wall hernia, or other anatomic barrier to rectus flap harvest

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Rectus Abdominal Detrusor Myoplasty

Treatment groups

50 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group

Locations

This trial has no locations