Electrical Control of Bladder in Spinal Cord Injury Patients

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Spinal Cord Injury

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00011570

Run by

US Department of Veterans Affairs

People needed

18

Starts

1998-04-01

Expected to finish

2007-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2008-04-28

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Spinal cord injury with bowel \& bladder problems

Where it is running

• VA Medical Center, Cleveland — Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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