New muscle surgery for urinary retention
Part of Kidney & urinary, Women’s health & pregnancy clinical trials.
This trial tests a surgery that uses a muscle from your belly to help your bladder empty. It may be an option if you have trouble urinating because your bladder muscle is too weak to contract.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have a bladder that does not squeeze enough to empty, confirmed by a special test.
- If you have a spinal cord injury, it must be more than one year ago and your bladder has not improved.
- If you have tried a sacral nerve stimulator for urinary retention, it did not work.
- Your bladder problem is not caused by a blockage or nerve damage from an upper spinal injury or conditions like multiple sclerosis or stroke.
- You do not have a weak belly wall, large hernia, or other issue that would prevent using your belly muscle for the surgery.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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