Recovery of Bladder and Sexual Function After Human Spinal Cord Injury

About this trial

This is a trial to test the effect of a technique for stimulating the spinal cord with an implanted electrode placed next to the spinal cord (epidural stimulation) on bladder, bowel, and cardiovascular function after spinal cord injury. If included, participants with prior implantation of the spinal cord epidural stimulation device (Medtronic scES array) will undergo epidural stimulation and have assessments including monitoring of blood pressure and heart rate responses to bladder filling, bowel stimulation during anal pressure measurements, and bowel evacuation for 6 months. Eligible participants who have not had prior implantation of the scES device will have the same blood pressure and heart rate response assessments (without epidural stimulation) for 6 months.