Decades of data: does this bladder surgery stand the test of time for spinal cord injury?
NCT ID NCT04936217
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This completed study from France reviewed the long-term results of a surgery called continent cutaneous urinary diversion in 70 spinal cord injury patients. The surgery creates a new way to drain urine through the belly when patients cannot use a catheter normally. Researchers collected medical records and conducted phone surveys to see how well the procedure worked over time and what complications occurred.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- continent cutaneous urinary diversion (Mitrofanoff/Yang-Monti/Casale procedure)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could confirm that this surgical technique is a reliable long-term option for bladder management in spinal cord injury patients who cannot use a catheter through the urethra.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed observational study with no control group, so results may not apply to all patients. It only collects existing data and does not test a new treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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70 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2020
- Finished
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Dec 2022
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
All patients who have suffered a spinal cord injury, operated on between April 2004 and October 2017 at Nîmes University Hospital.
- Ages
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17 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Specific inclusion criteria for the study : * no history of continuous cystostomy in another centre * a follow-up \> 24 months, * a continent cutaneous urinary diversion for a spinal cord injury. General inclusion criteria : * Patient affiliated to or beneficiary of a health insurance scheme. * Adult patient (≥18 years of age) and under 85 years of age. Exclusion Criteria: * Criteria for non-inclusion specific to the study : * All urinary incontinence outside of medullary waiting period. * A history of continuous cystostomy in another centre. * A follow-up of less than 24 months, * a continent cutaneous urinary diversion for a neurological pathology other than spinal cord injury. General criteria for non-inclusion : * Patient in a period of exclusion determined by another study. * Patient for whom it is impossible to give enlightened information. * Patient under legal protection, guardianship or curatorship. * Patient unable to express consent
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Nîmes University Hospital
Nîmes, Gard, 30029, France
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