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

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02958904

Enrollment

Registered

2016-11-08

Start date

2015-03-31

Completion date

2016-07-31

Last updated

2016-11-08

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Conditions

Male Sexual Dysfunction, Spinal Cord Injuries

Keywords

Sexuality, Spinal cord injuries, Erectile dysfunction, depression

Brief 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.

Interventions

OTHERusing questionnaires

using questionnaires International Index Erectile Function and Beck Depression Inventory.

Study design

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

MALE

Age

18 Years to 60 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* clinical diagnosis of traumatic spinal cord injury * injury time less than six months * sexually active

Exclusion criteria

* patients who had erectile dysfunction attributed to endocrine or metabolic disease order * those who underwent surgery in the genital area, such as radical prostatectomy or penile implant * cognitive impairment

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
depressive symptoms	one day	Depressive symptoms assessed by Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Level of neurological lesion	one day	Level of neurological lesion assessed by ASIA Impairment Scale (AIS) according to the International Standards for Neurological and Functional Examination Classification of Spinal Cord Injury
Degree of neurological lesion	one day	Degree of neurological lesion assessed by ASIA Impairment Scale (AIS) according to the International Standards for Neurological and Functional Examination Classification of Spinal Cord Injury
Male Sexual Dysfunction	one day	Male Sexual Dysfunction assessed by International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF)

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026