James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Clinical trials sponsored by James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, explained in plain language.
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Mild electric current may deliver bowel medication through skin, no needles needed
Disease control CompletedThis early-phase study tests whether a combination of two medications (neostigmine and glycopyrrolate) can be delivered through the skin using a mild electric current to help people with spinal cord injury have a bowel movement. Participants first receive the medication intraveno…
Phase: EARLY_PHASE1 • Sponsor: James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 08, 2026 00:00 UTC
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No-Needle patch could help spinal injury patients poop
Disease control CompletedThis early study tested a wireless patch that uses a tiny electric current to push two drugs (neostigmine and glycopyrrolate) through the skin and into the blood. The goal is to help people with spinal cord injury have predictable bowel movements without needles. Only 2 healthy v…
Phase: EARLY_PHASE1 • Sponsor: James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 26, 2026 18:24 UTC
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Needle-Free drug delivery tested for bowel issues
Knowledge-focused CompletedThis early-phase trial in 13 healthy volunteers measures how two drugs, neostigmine and glycopyrrolate, enter the bloodstream when given through a skin patch using a mild electric current (iontophoresis) compared to an IV. The goal is to see if this needle-free method could one d…
Phase: EARLY_PHASE1 • Sponsor: James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 26, 2026 18:21 UTC