Can a magnetic chair ease bowel leakage after J-Pouch surgery?
NCT ID NCT07034443
First seen Aug 12, 2026 · Last updated Aug 13, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a special chair that delivers high-intensity electromagnetic stimulation can improve bowel leakage (fecal incontinence) and quality of life in people who have a J-pouch after surgery for ulcerative colitis. Participants will sit on the Emsella chair for 28 minutes, twice a week for three weeks. Researchers will measure changes in incontinence, quality of life, and sexual function before, during, and after treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- High Intensity Focused Electromagnetic Stimulation delivered via the Emsella chair
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this non-invasive chair treatment could offer a drug-free way to reduce fecal incontinence and improve quality of life for people living with a J-pouch after ulcerative colitis surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study with only 20 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The treatment's benefits are uncertain, and there may be unknown risks or discomfort during sessions.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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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
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About 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Individuals 18 years old or older are included. * Patients who have a J pouch reconstruction due to Ulcerative Colitis or IBDU * Must be at least 1 year out from J pouch surgery * Have fecal incontinence Exclusion Criteria: * Any records flagged "break the glass" or "research opt out." * Pediatric Patients \<18 years of age * Did not receive a J pouch * Patients who received a J pouch for any other indication, including but not limited to Crohn's disease, familial adenosis polyposis * Have active pouchitis * Have an active fistula * If reclassified to de novo Crohn's after surgery * Have implanted metal devices or medical devices * Pregnant patients
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cedars Sinai Medical Center
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90048, United States
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