Electrical Control of Bladder in Spinal Cord Injury Patients

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00011570

Enrollment

Registered

2001-02-26

Start date

1998-04-30

Completion date

2007-11-30

Last updated

2008-04-28

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Conditions

Spinal Cord Injury

Keywords

defecation, electrical stimulation, penile erection, Spinal cord injury, urology

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.

Interventions

DEVICEBladder & Bowel Control

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Spinal cord injury with bowel & bladder problems

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026