NCT02958904

Depressive Symptoms and Sexual Dysfunction in Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury

Association Between Depressive Symptoms and Sexual Dysfunction in Men With Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 44 (actual)
• Sponsor: Universidade Federal de Pernambuco · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 18 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Aims: assess the relationship between sexual function and depressive symptoms in individuals with spinal cord injury.

Detailed description

Method: Observational study of 44 men with spinal cord injury, age above 18 years, injury time more than six months, sexually active and accompanied in Recife referral hospitals. The degree of neurological impairment was assessed using the revised version in 2011 ASIA Impairment Scale (AIS), depressive symptoms were detected by the Beck Depression Inventory, and the evaluation of sexual function was obtained through the Erectile Function of International Index (IIEF). Descriptive statistics and bivariate analysis to assess the association were applied, with 0,05 significance level.

Conditions

• Spinal Cord Injuries
• Male Sexual Dysfunction

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	using questionnaires	using questionnaires International Index Erectile Function and Beck Depression Inventory.

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-03-01
• Primary completion: 2016-01-01
• Completion: 2016-07-01
• First posted: 2016-11-08
• Last updated: 2016-11-08