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Ralf Böthig,1 Burkhard Domurath,2 Johannes Kutzenberger,3 Jörn Bremer,4 Ines Kurze,5 Albert Kaufmann,6 Jana Pretzer,7 Jens-Peter Klask,8 Birgitt Kowald,9 Christian Tiburtius,1 Klaus Golka,10 Sven Hirschfeld,11 Roland Thietje11 1Department of Neuro-Urology, Centre for Spinal Cord Injuries, BG Klinikum Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany; 2Centre for Neuro-Urology, Kliniken Beelitz, Neurologische Rehabilitationsklinik, Beelitz-Heilstätten, Germany; 3Department of Neuro-Urology, Kliniken Hartenstein UKR, Bad Wildungen, Germany; 4Centre for Spinal Cord Injuries, BDH-Klinik Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany; 5Centre for Spinal Cord Injuries, Department of Paraplegiology and Neuro-Urology, Zentralklinik Bad Berka, Bad Berka, Germany; 6Department of Neuro-Urology, Kliniken Maria Hilf GmbH, Mönchengladbach, Germany; 7Department of Urology and Neuro-Urology, BG Trauma Hospital Berlin, Berlin, Germany; 8BG Trauma Hospital Duisburg, Duisburg, Germany; 9Biomechanical Laboratory, BG Klinikum Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany; 10Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors at TU Dortmund(IfADo), Dortmund, Germany; 11Centre for Spinal Cord Injuries, BG Klinikum Hamburg, Hamburg, GermanyCorrespondence: Ralf BöthigDepartment of Neuro-Urology, Centre for Spinal Cord Injuries, BG Klinikum Hamburg, Bergedorfer Str. 10, Hamburg 21033, GermanyTel +49 40 7306 2608Fax +49 40 7306 2621Email r.boethig@bgk-hamburg.dePurpose: For successful long-term rehabilitation of patients with neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction (NLUTD), it is necessary to define the objective requirement for urological aids based on a scientifically validated basis.Methods: This was a cross-sectional multicenter study, based on a questionnaire. Data concerning bladder management and daily consumption of urological appliances for patients with NLUTD in a community setting were collected through a standardized survey.Results: Seven hundred and sixty-seven record