Status:
ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
Abdominal Electrical Stimulation for Bowel Dysfunction in SCI
Lead Sponsor:
University of Alberta
Collaborating Sponsors:
Praxis Spinal Cord Institute
Glenrose Foundation
Conditions:
Chronic Spinal Cord Injury
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Many people with spinal cord injury (SCI) have bowel problems resulting in constipation and need a long time to empty the bowel. Some people spend an hour or more to empty their bowel. The investigato...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Traumatic or non-traumatic SCI
- \>1 year post injury
- Injury level C2 - S5 (NLI, neurological level of injury)
- AIS A, B, C, D (American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale)
- Feels defecation takes too long and wants to do something about it
- Defecation takes \> 30 minutes
Exclusion
- Bladder stimulator
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Pregnancy
- Unable to give consent
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 14 2025
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
March 31 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
12 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06948175
Start Date
July 14 2025
End Date
March 31 2026
Last Update
September 22 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T5G 0B7