A Phase 2 interventional study of Bladder & Bowel Control in Spinal Cord Injury, sponsored by US Department of Veterans Affairs. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2008-04-28.
Sponsored by US Department of Veterans Affairs · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment
The investigators will continue their work with implanted stimulators to improve bladder and bowel function. Electrical stimulation produces simultaneous contraction of sphincters with the target organs, making emptying difficult. By optimizing electrode placement, employing a new electrode design and waveform choice, it is hoped to improve the 50% of subjects able to defecate with existing approaches. This is part of a multi-center study with multiple support sources, including Rehab R\&D, PVA and a commercial stimulator company.
1,948 studies on the registry are indexed under Spinal Cord Injuries; 505 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 18 is below the median of 24 across 1,566 interventional studies indexed under Spinal Cord Injuries.
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Spinal cord injury with bowel \& bladder problems
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Device: Bladder & Bowel Control
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