Electrical Control of Bladder in Spinal Cord Injury Patients

Phase 2

Completed

• Conditions: Spinal Cord Injury
• Interventions: Device: Bladder & Bowel Control

• Registration Number: NCT00011570
• Lead Sponsor: US Department of Veterans Affairs

Brief Summary

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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 1998-04
• Study First Submitted: 2001-02-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2001-02-23
• Study First Posted: 2001-02-26
• Primary Completion: 2005-10
• Study Completion: 2007-11
• Status Verified: 2008-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2008-04-25
• Last Update Posted: 2008-04-28

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 18

Inclusion Criteria

Spinal cord injury with bowel & bladder problems

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
1	Bladder & Bowel Control	-

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

VA Medical Center, Cleveland; 🇺🇸 Cleveland, Ohio, United States