NCT06345781

Abdominal Functional Electrical Stimulation to Improve Bowel Function in Spinal Cord Injury

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 15 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Craig Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The primary objective of this study is to gather information about the effectiveness of abdominal FES to improve bowel management time (BMT) for people with chronic SCI. This study will also evaluate whether abdominal FES can improve: 1) bowel-related quality of life, 2) participant-reported bowel function, 3) bowel management strategy, 4) bladder symptoms, and 5) unplanned hospital admissions. In addition, we will also explore participant perspectives and experiences about the stimulation sessions and use of the device.

Conditions

• Spinal Cord Injuries
• Neurogenic Bowel

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Abdominal Functional Electrical Stimulation	Functional electrical stimulation electrodes will be applied to the abdomen during a bowel program to assess effects of stimulation on bowel management time.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-04-30
• Primary completion: 2026-05-01
• Completion: 2026-05-01
• First posted: 2024-04-03
• Last updated: 2026-03-31

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States