Home nerve stimulator for bladder control after spinal cord injury
Part of Brain & nervous system, Injuries & trauma, Kidney & urinary, Women’s health & pregnancy clinical trials.
This study tests a portable nerve stimulator you can use at home to help control bladder function after a spinal cord injury. The device sends gentle pulses to a nerve in your ankle to improve bladder symptoms like urgency or leakage.
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Who can take part
- Your spinal cord injury happened more than a year ago, is not getting worse, and the injury level is at T9 or above.
- You must be on stable bladder medications for at least 3 months.
- You cannot have an MRI for safety reasons? That would make you ineligible.
- You can tolerate a mild electrical pulse on your ankle that makes your toes move, and you or someone you know can learn to use the stimulator at home.
- You speak English or Spanish and are not pregnant or planning pregnancy within the study.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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