Improving Bowel Function and Quality of Life After Spinal Cord Injury
Status unconfirmed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Neurogenic Bowel
In brief
Bowel dysfunction is consistently rated as one of the most common complications affecting daily life for individuals with spinal cord injury. The overall objective of this study is to investigate whether the use of specific spinal cord epidural stimulation will affect bowel function. This study will also examine how alterations in bowel function influence quality of life outcomes. The results of this study may aid in the development of treatments to help individuals with spinal cord injuries that have impaired bowel function.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT03949660
- Run by
- University of Louisville
- People needed
- 36
- Starts
- 2018-09-15
- Expected to finish
- 2024-12-15
- Last updated by the study team
- 2023-10-27
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- At least 18 years of age at the time of enrollment
- At least 2 years post injury
- Non-progressive spinal cord injury
- Stable medical condition
- Unable to voluntarily move all joints of the legs
- Unable to stand independently
- Cardiovascular dysfunction including presence of persistent resting low blood pressures and/or symptoms of autonomic dysreflexia and/or orthostatic hypotension and/or dysregulation in response to postural changes and/or highly variable blood pressures in 24 hour period
- Bowel dysfunction as a result of spinal cord injury
You may not qualify if…
- Ventilator dependent
- Untreated painful musculoskeletal dysfunction, unhealed fracture or pressure sore
- Untreated psychiatric disorder or ongoing drug abuse
- Colostomy bag
- Any implanted pump (i.e., baclofen pump, pain pump, etc)
- Cardiovascular or bowel dysfunction unrelated to SCI
- Ongoing nicotine use
- Pregnant at the time of enrollment or planning to become pregnant during the time course of the study
Where it is running
- Frazier Rehab Institute — Louisville, Kentucky, United States (enrolling)
- University of Louisville — Louisville, Kentucky, United States (enrolling)
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