New stent could ease bladder troubles for spinal cord patients
NCT ID NCT02323243
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a temporary urethral stent in 9 men with spinal cord injuries who had trouble emptying their bladders. The stent is placed under local anesthesia to keep the urinary channel open. The goal was to see if patients felt their voiding improved, and to check for problems like stent movement or infections.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- temporary urethral stent (Allium Bulbar Urethral Stent)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a less invasive, reversible option for people with spinal cord injuries who cannot manage their bladder with standard treatments.
- What could go wrong
- This was a very small early-phase study with only 9 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The stent could move, cause infections, or need removal.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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9 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2015
- Finished
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May 2016
- 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.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Male participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Male patient aged more than 18 years old * Presenting detrusor striated sphincter dyssynergia in the opinion of the investigator, based on clinical data and proven urodynamically * Detrusor striated sphincter dyssynergia with identified neurological origin * With contraindication or failure of the conventional treatments * Accepting the principle of the prosthetic incontinentation * Having given his signed consent to participate in the study * Affiliated with a social security scheme or assimilated. Exclusion Criteria: * Minor patient or protected adult according to the terms of the law * Presenting contraindications to local regional anaesthesia * Presenting contraindications or a previous failure to the treatment by prosthetic sphincterotomy * Unable to hold a penile sheath.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Service de Chirurgie-Urologie - Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud
Pierre-Bénite, 69495, France