Clinical Value of Homeopathic Prophylaxis of Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections in Persons With Spinal Cord Injury
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Brief Summary
recurrent symptomatic urinary tracts infections (UTI) in persons with spinal cord injury are a frequent problem, leading to significant morbidity and to a decreased quality of life.
- until today, there is no effective prophylaxis for UTI for patients with spinal cord injury.
- homeopathy has been shown to be an effective treatment option in several chronic diseases
- study hypothesis: the addition of homeopathic assessment and treatment to a standard prevention strategy for recurrent UTI will significantly reduce the number of symptomatic UTI per year in this group of patients compared to standard prevention alone
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable
Started Nov 2011
Longer than P75 for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
November 1, 2011
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
November 17, 2011
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
November 22, 2011
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
August 1, 2016
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
October 1, 2016
CompletedFebruary 13, 2024
February 1, 2024
4.8 years
November 17, 2011
February 9, 2024
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
number of symptomatic urinary tract infections
one year
Secondary Outcomes (1)
number of symptomatic urinary tract infections compared to the previous year
one year
Study Arms (2)
individual homeopathic treatment
ACTIVE COMPARATORparticipants receive homeopathic treatment in addition to standard prevention measures for UTI
standard prophylaxis
OTHERInterventions
participants are diagnosed by a trained homeopath and receive individualized homeopathic treatment in addition to standard UTI prophylaxis
participants receive standard UTI prophylaxis
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- neurogenic bladder dysfunction treated by intermittent catheterization
- recurrent (\>3/year) symptomatic urinary tract infections
You may not qualify if:
- inability to speak German
- already under homeopathic treatment
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Swiss Paraplegic center
Nottwil, Canton of Lucerne, 6207, Switzerland
Related Publications (1)
Pannek J, Pannek-Rademacher S, Jus MS, Wollner J, Krebs J. Usefulness of classical homeopathy for the prophylaxis of recurrent urinary tract infections in individuals with chronic neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction. J Spinal Cord Med. 2019 Jul;42(4):453-459. doi: 10.1080/10790268.2018.1440692. Epub 2018 Feb 27.
PMID: 29485355DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Jürgen Pannek, MD
Swiss Paraplegic Center
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- NETWORK
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
November 17, 2011
First Posted
November 22, 2011
Study Start
November 1, 2011
Primary Completion
August 1, 2016
Study Completion
October 1, 2016
Last Updated
February 13, 2024
Record last verified: 2024-02