Spinal cord injury bladder study pulled before it began
NCT ID NCT05968352
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aimed to test whether high-frequency electrical stimulation could improve bladder control in people with spinal cord injury who already have a special device implanted. Researchers planned to compare high-frequency versus low-frequency stimulation in 5 to 10 participants. However, the trial was withdrawn before enrolling anyone, so no data or conclusions are available.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Sacral Anterior Root Stimulation (SARS) device
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a non-surgical way to improve bladder function and reduce incontinence in people with spinal cord injury.
- What could go wrong
- The trial was withdrawn before any participants were enrolled, so no results exist. It is a very small, early-stage study, and the approach may not work or may have unknown risks.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Started
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Nov 2021
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients with clinically complete spinal cord injury who have undergone implantation of a Finetech Brindley Bladder Controller, with or without sacral posterior rhizotomy. John Radcliffe Hospital (Oxford), Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (Stanmore) and Walton Centre (Liverpool) will be both patient identification centres and research sites for this study. Stoke Mandeville Hospital will be an additional patient identification centre, but studies on patients identified there will be conducted at Oxford as patients are generally under joint care between Stoke Mandeville Hospital and Oxford.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with clinically complete spinal cord injury who have undergone implantation of a Finetech Brindley Bladder controller, with or without sacral posterior rhizotomy. * Male or female, aged 18 years or over. * Patients willing and able to give informed consent to involvement in the study Exclusion Criteria: * External urethral sphincterotomy * Patients are taking part in any studies on drugs or devices that alter bladder or autonomic function * Any other significant comorbidity or illness that would preclude their participation or increase the risk to them of participating in the study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Oxford
Oxford, Oxon, OX3 9DU, United Kingdom
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