Electrical Stimulation for Continence After Spinal Cord Injury

About this trial

This trial is recruiting individuals with chronic, complete spinal cord injuries to test a surgically implanted electrical stimulation device to control bladder function. This device (Finetech Vocare Bladder System) was approved by the FDA in 1998 to help with urination and bowel function. The main goal of this study is to see if this device can improve bladder control by electrically stimulating bladder contraction nerves rather than by permanently cutting them (cutting sensory nerves is the usual procedure done with Vocare implants; it has undesirable side effects). Participants’ bladder function will be compared (using bladder diaries) when the device is on and off.