Rectus Abdominis Detrusor Myoplasty for Urinary Retention

RecruitingObservational study

To Investigate the Outcomes of Rectus Abdominis Flap Detrusor Myoplasty for Urinary Retention

Who can join

Ages 18 to 75 · All sexes

Full eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

* Hypo- or acontractility of the bladder documented on urodynamic testing
* Injury \>1 year ago for spinal cord injury patients, no improvement in contractility with time
* Failed sacral nerve stimulation implant for urinary retention treatment (If previously implanted)
* Irreversible non-neurogenic bladder acontractility/hypocontractility (i.e myogenic failure after chronic obstruction, aging, frailty, idiopathic)
* Undergoing RADM

Exclusion Criteria:

* Documented bladder outlet obstruction
* Spinal cord lesion above T12
* Upper motor neuron lesion (i.e. multiple sclerosis, stroke)
* Rectus diastasis, significant abdominal wall hernia, or other anatomic barrier to rectus flap harvest
* Life expectancy \<10 years
* Pregnant at time of surgery

About the study

This investigates the outcomes of a surgical technique using the patient's own abdominal wall muscles to help contract the bladder in patients with urinary retention

What is being tested

Rectus Abdominal Detrusor Myoplasty (procedure)

Sponsor: University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center · Participants: 50 · Started: May 1, 2026

Contact the study team

Seyed Sajjad Tabei · Phone: 216-844-8963

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT07379814

Locations in the U.S.

Ohio	University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland

Conditions

Urinary Retention

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.