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Which enema works best for spina bifida? new study seeks answers

NCT ID NCT07390318

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: David Chu Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looks at two types of enema programs to see which one helps children and adults with spina bifida control their bowel movements better. Participants will fill out online surveys three times over a year. The goal is to find out which method prevents accidents, improves independence, and boosts quality of life.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

About 943 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Apr 2026

Expected to finish

May 2030

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

Children, adolescents, and adults age 5 years and older with spina bifida starting a new enema program at one of 24 participating clinical centers in the United States.

Ages

5 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Minimum age 5 years old * Myelomeningocele diagnosis * Starting a retrograde or antegrade enema program (or switching from one enema program to the other) * English or Spanish speaking/literate Exclusion Criteria: \- Other types of spinal dysraphism (e.g., lipomyelomeningocele, fatty filum)

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Fecal Incontinence myelomeningocele neurogenic bowel spina bifida

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Bowel incontinence Neurogenic bowel Spina bifida

How to take part

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  1. The study's own enquiry address

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  2. The places running it

    24 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.

  3. The official record

    ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.

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  4. A doctor treating you

    A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

    RECRUITING

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

  • Boston Children's Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States

  • Children's Hospital of Colorado

    RECRUITING

    Denver, Colorado, 80218, United States

    Contact Email: •••••@•••••

  • Children's Hospital of Los Angeles

    RECRUITING

    Los Angeles, California, 90027, United States

  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    RECRUITING

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19139, United States

  • Children's National Hospital

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010, United States

  • Children's of Alabama

    RECRUITING

    Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States

  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229, United States

  • Cleveland Clinic

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States

  • Duke University Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    Durham, North Carolina, 27705, United States

  • Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt

    RECRUITING

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States

  • Nationwide Children's Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Columbus, Ohio, 43205, United States

  • Northwestern University

    RECRUITING

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

  • Phoenix Children's Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Phoenix, Arizona, 85006, United States

  • Primary Children's Hospital

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84113, United States

  • Riley Children's Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States

  • Scottish Rite for Children

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Dallas, Texas, 75219, United States

  • Seattle Children's Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Seattle, Washington, 98105, United States

  • Texas Children's Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

  • University of Alabama at Birmingham

    RECRUITING

    Birmingham, Alabama, 35205, United States

  • University of California San Francisco

    RECRUITING

    San Francisco, California, 94158, United States

  • University of Michigan

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States

  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15224, United States

  • University of Washington

    RECRUITING

    Seattle, Washington, 98195, United States

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