Effects of Lower Thoracic Spinal Cord Stimulation on Bowel Management in Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To systematically determine whether use of the spinal cord stimulation (SCS) system to restore cough may improve bowel management (BM) in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI).

Design

Experimental studies (clinical trial).

Setting

Inpatient hospital setting for electrode insertion; outpatient setting for measurement of respiratory pressures; home setting for application of SCS.

Participants

Participants (N=5) with cervical SCI.

Intervention

A fully implantable SCS cough system was surgically placed in each subject. SCS was applied at home, 2-3 times/d, on a chronic basis, every time bowel regimen was performed and as needed for secretion management. Stimulus parameters were set at values resulting in near maximum airway pressure generation,

SUBMITTER: DiMarco AF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8096864 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature