New implant aims to control bowel leakage
NCT ID NCT07499258
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 16, 2026 · Updated 6 times
Summary
This study is testing a rechargeable device that sends mild electrical pulses to nerves in the lower back to help people with fecal incontinence (unexpected bowel leakage). About 55 adults will get the implant and be followed for 2 years. The goal is to see if the device improves quality of life and patient satisfaction.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 55 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Adults aged 18 or older, diagnosed with FI as indicated per commercially available IFU.
- 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: 1. 18 years or older 2. Primary indication of Fecal Incontinence (FI) 3. Willing and capable to provide informed consent and agrees to comply with specified evaluations at selected clinical centers Exclusion Criteria: 1. Any significant medical condition that is likely to interfere with study procedures, device operation, or likely to confound evaluation of study endpoints (includes neurological conditions such as multiple sclerosis) 2. Any psychiatric or personality disorder at the discretion of the study participating physician; this may include poor understanding or compliance with trial requirements 3. History of allergic response to titanium, zirconia, polyurethane, epoxy, or silicone 4. A female who is breastfeeding 5. A female with a positive urine pregnancy test
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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.
How to take part
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The places running it
4 sites in 2 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Columbia University Medical Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10032, United States
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Female Urology of Nashville Research Partnership
RECRUITINGNashville, Tennessee, 37209, United States
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Houston Colon
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Northern General Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSheffield, United Kingdom
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