Restoration of Bladder and Bowel Function Using Electrical Stimulation and Block after Spinal Cord Injury

Abstract

The purpose of the project is to evaluate the restoration of bladder and bowel function using electrical stimulation and blockafter spinal cord injury in human subjects. Regulatory compliance has been maintained from the Stanford Institutional Review Board and the Human Research Protection Organization. Investigational Device Exemption has been obtained from the Food and Drug Administration.Participant recruitment and screening has continued and nine subjects have been enrolled and undergone urodynamic evaluation. Six of these have undergone neuromodulation by electrical stimulation via skin surface electrodes and three are considering implantation of a bladder stimulator in Stage 1 of the clinical trial. Recruitment is being extended to nonveterans.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2018
Accession Number
AD1094632

Entities

People

  • Graham Creasey

Organizations

  • VA Palo Alto Health Care System

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Biomedical Research
  • Clinical Trials
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electrodes
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Implantation
  • Institutional Review Board
  • Maryland
  • Medical Personnel
  • Spinal Cord
  • Spinal Injuries
  • Surgical Implantation
  • Technology Transfer

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Neurotrauma and Rehabilitation Medicine.
  • Rehabilitation and Prosthetic Care for Military Service Members and Veterans with Limb Loss or Disability.

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology