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First received: October 05, 2023

Clinical Trial: Stimulation for Bowel Emptying

Study Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Recruit Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Condition: Neurogenic Bowel Dysfunction

Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL


Official Title: Electrical Rectal Stimulation to Promote Bowel Emptying After Spinal Cord Injury

Brief Summary: The investigators are testing the effect of electrical stimulation of the rectum on colonic motility.Most individuals with spinal cord injury develop neurogenic bowel dysfunction, which includes slowed colonic motility, which means that stools take longer than normal to pass through the colon.This slowed movement may result in chronic constipation and difficulty emptying the bowels.Individuals typically (without or without caregiver assistance) insert a gloved finger into the rectum and gently stretch it to…

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