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.

Condition	Treatment or Intervention	Phase
Spinal Cord Injury	Device: Bladder & Bowel Control	Phase II

Further Study Details: 

Expected Total Enrollment:  18

Ages Eligible for Study:  18 Years and above,  Genders Eligible for Study:  Both

Criteria

Spinal cord injury with bowel & bladder problems

Ohio
      VAMC, Cleveland, Cleveland,  Ohio,  United States

Study chairs or principal investigators

John Fryer, Ph.D., Asst. Director,  Department of Veterans Affairs, Program Analysis and Review Section (PARS), Rehabilitation Research & Development Service   
Nancy Rocheleau, Program Analyst,  Department of Veterans Affairs, Program Analysis and Review Section (PARS), Rehabilitation Research & Development Service   

Study ID Numbers:  B1770
Record last reviewed:  January 2001
Last Updated:  October 13, 2004
Record first received:  February 22, 2001
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:  NCT00011570
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on 2005-04-08