Brain Targets in Patients With Bladder Emptying Difficulties

Authors
Category Primary study
Registry of Trialsclinicaltrials.gov
Year 2018
The goal of this study is to identify brain centers specifically associated with \"initiation of voiding\" in patients with neurogenic bladder dysfunction. Currently there is no study that has evaluated brain centers involved in initiation of voiding in patients with neurogenic voiding dysfunction. Patients with neurogenic bladder secondary to etiologies such as Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson\'s disease, and Cerebrovascular accidents will be recruited in this study. Patients will be categorized into 2 groups, those who have trouble emptying their bladder and those who urinate appropriately. Our existing and unique functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)/ urodynamics (UDS) platform is an ideal platform to identify brain regions involved in bladder emptying disorders as seen in patients with neurogenic bladder dysfunction and will be used for this study. After characterizing brain regions involved in bladder emptying, the investigator propose to use noninvasive transcutaneous magnetic stimulation in a subset of patients with voiding dysfunction in aim 3.
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First added on: May 21, 2024