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Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation for Bowel Management in Individuals with Motor Complete Spinal Cord Injury

Technology
Bowel health
Online since 15 April 2025, updated 204 days ago
Curated trial

About this trial

This pilot trial is enrolling 5 individuals with spinal cord injury undergoing initial inpatient rehabilitation to test the feasibility and safety of transcutaneous spinal stimulation (tSS) on bowel function. tSS is a non-invasive technique that uses surface electrodes to deliver electrical stimulation aimed at modifying spinal cord function. If included, participants will receive daily 30-minute sessions of tSS for 10 consecutive days. Final assessment of feasibility will be performed after 2 weeks.

Included participants

Gender
All
Age
≥ 16 years
Injury level
C1 - T10
  • Severity (AIS)?
    • AIS-A
    AIS-B
    Time since injury
    ≥ 3 months
  • Injury type

    • Traumatic

    Healthy volunteers
    No
    C1-T10
    Additionally, participants must
    NOT have a pacemarker, cochlear implant, baclofen pump or other implantable device that may be affected by electrical stimulation.
    NOT have implanted metal in the trunk and spinal cord at the cathode pad application sites (i.e. T10 to L2)

    What’s involved

    Type

    Technology

    Details

    - Participants will receive daily 30-minute sessions of transcutaneous spinal stimulation (tSS) for 10 consecutive days during inpatient rehabilitation. - tSS is a non-invasive technique that uses surface electrodes to deliver electrical stimulation aimed at modifying spinal cord function. - Final assessment of feasibility and safety on bowel function will be performed after 2 weeks.

    Potential benefits

    Main benefits

    Bowel health

    Additional benefits

    Bladder health/function

    General health

    Pain

    Skin health

    Good to know: Potential benefits are defined as outcomes that are being measured during and/or after the trial.

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    • Trial recruitment status
    • Recruiting soon
    • Trial start date
    • 1 Sep 2025
    • Organisation
    • Nova Scotia Health Authority
    View on clinicaltrials.gov
    for more details
    • Trial recruitment status
    • Recruiting soon
    • Trial start date
    • 1 Sep 2025
    • Organisation
    • Nova Scotia Health Authority
    View on clinicaltrials.gov
    for more details

    Wings for Life supports SCITrialsFinder

    Wings for Life has proudly initiated, led and funded the new version of the SCI Trials Finder website. Wings for Life aims to find a cure for spinal cord injuries. The not-for-profit foundation funds world-class scientific research and clinical trials around the globe.

    Learn more

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