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Study identifier: NCT05626816 Synced from ClinicalTrials.gov · July 29, 2026
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Acute Genital Nerve Stimulation for Neurogenic Bowel Dysfunction in Individuals Living With Spinal Cord Injury

Condition: Fecal Incontinence  ·  Sponsor: MetroHealth Medical Center

PhaseNA
Planned participants52
Who can joinAll sexes, 18 Years to no upper limit
Healthy volunteersNo

About this study

Bowel issues occur in nearly all people after spinal cord injury (SCI) and one major complication is fecal incontinence (accidents). This complication has been repeatedly highlighted by people living with SCI as particularly life-limiting and in need of more options for interventions. This study will test the effect of genital nerve stimulation (GNS), with non-invasive electrodes, on the activity of the anus and rectum of persons after SCI. Recording anorectal manometry (ARM) endpoints tells us the function of those tissues and our study design (ARM without stim, ARM with stim, ARM without stim) will allow us to conclude the GNS effect and whether it is likely to reduce fecal incontinence. The study will also collect medical, demographic, and bowel related functional information. The combination of all of these data should help predict who will respond to stimulation, what will happen when stimulation is applied, and if that stimulation is likely to provide an improvement in fecal continence for people living with SCI.

This description comes directly from the study's public registry record.

Talk to the study team

Mayson Moore  ·  2169573558  ·  MMoore12@metrohealth.org

Rob Hoey, PhD  ·  2169573665  ·  rhoey@metrohealth.org

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Locations (1)

MetroHealth Medical System Old Brooklyn CampusCleveland, Ohio, United StatesRecruiting

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