Baseline Cardiovascular Measurements in Pediatric Spinal Cord Injury

Cardiovascular Measurements at Baseline and During Cystometry in Pediatric Spinal Cord Injury

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01599455

Enrollment

146

Registered

2012-05-16

Start date

2012-05-31

Completion date

2020-08-31

Last updated

2020-08-27

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Conditions

Spinal Cord Injury

Keywords

pediatric spinal cord injury, blood pressure, heart rate, baseline

Brief summary

Following spinal cord injury (SCI), the body loses normal control of blood pressure and heart rate, and there is a risk of sudden and dangerous increases in blood pressure, namely, autonomic dysreflexia (AD). It is important to be aware of baseline blood pressures and heart rates in individuals in order to detect AD. However, baseline values vary in developing children, and may be more variable in children with SCI. Thus, the objective of this study is to determine baseline blood pressure and heart rate measurements in children with SCI during rest and during urodynamic testing. The investigators hypothesize that 1) blood pressures will increase with increasing age and body mass index; 2) heart rate will decrease with increasing age; 3) blood pressures will increase with increase in bladder filling; 4) blood pressures will increase will increase with increasing duration of injury.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

No minimum to 18 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* children and adolescents with spinal cord injury * age 18 years or younger

Exclusion criteria

* known history of hypertension, cardiac, renal, or thyroid disease * recent surgical procedure less than 2 weeks prior to admission or visit * fever or signs of active infection or inflammation

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Blood pressure readings	at regularly scheduled medical appointments

Countries

United States

Outcome results