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Spine surgery spark: could a jolt of electricity help patients regain bladder control?

NCT ID NCT06416878

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: University of Liverpool Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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

Summary

This study explores whether a short burst of electrical stimulation applied during and after spine surgery can help nerves recover in people with cauda equina syndrome, a condition that can cause bladder, bowel, and sexual problems. About 40 adults having emergency surgery will receive the stimulation. The main goal is to see if this approach is practical and safe, and to measure any improvements in nerve function.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

About 40 people

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Started

Feb 2024

Expected to finish

Sep 2026

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Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age \>18. * Cauda equina syndrome with bladder, bowel or sexual dysfunction (CES-I or CES-R) secondary to acute lumbar disc prolapse. * Selected for emergency surgery. Exclusion Criteria: * No bladder, bowel or sexual dysfunction (Only bilateral radicular symptoms). * Previous spinal surgery with risk of adhesions. * Multilevel degeneration with inadequate safe space to pass epidural electrode. * Pre-existent bladder, bowel or sexual dysfunction. * History of peripheral neuropathy. * Contraindications to neurostimulation (e.g. pacemaker, immune deficiency, uncontrolled diabetes, sepsis, active pressure sore, spinal cord stimulator in situ). * Intraoperative CSF leak.

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Conditions

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cauda equina syndrome

As listed by the trial registrant

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Cauda equina syndrome

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust

    Liverpool, Merseyside, L9 7LJ, United Kingdom

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