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Shocking the bowel: new electrical method may ease bathroom struggles for spinal cord injury patients

NCT ID NCT06078176

Symptom relief Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study tests whether using mild electrical pulses in the rectum can help people with spinal cord injury empty their bowels more quickly. Many with spinal cord injury have slow bowel movements and rely on a finger to stretch the rectum. The trial compares the usual method with electrical stimulation in 12 adults. If it works, it could lead to a simpler, less invasive option.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Electrical rectal stimulation
What this could lead to
If it works, this could lead to a new, less invasive way to help people with spinal cord injury manage bowel emptying.
What could go wrong
This is a very small, early study with only 12 people. It is testing a new idea, so it may not work better than the current method.

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Study facts

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

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 12 people

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

Started

May 2024

Expected to finish

Dec 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

A government agency

The lead sponsor is a US federal agency other than the NIH.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 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: * Suprasacral spinal cord injury * Diagnosed neurogenic bowel dysfunction and using digital rectal stimulation * Bowel routine requires at least 30 minutes or at least 3 cycles of digital rectal stimulation * Neurologically stable * At least 18 years old * At least 12 months post neurological injury or disease diagnosis Exclusion Criteria: * Active sepsis * Open pressure sores on or around pelvis * Significant colon trauma or colostomy * Crohn's disease * Colonic obstruction or gastrointestinal surgery within last 3 months * Significant history of autonomic dysreflexia

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

neurogenic bowel spinal cord injury

As listed by the trial registrant

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Neurogenic bowel dysfunction

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Syracuse VA Medical Center, Syracuse, NY

    RECRUITING

    Syracuse, New York, 13210-2716, United States

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