Effects of Acute SCI on Colonic Motility & Tone

US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 2

Conditions: Spinal Cord Injury

Treatments: Procedure: Determine colonic tone

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other U.S. Federal agency

Identifiers

NCT00013312

B1862R

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will compare individuals with acute SCI to control patients in order to: 1. Determine if there are changes in colonic tone and sensation after SCI by comparing the fasting responses to the postprandial responses; 2. Determine if there are changes in colonic phasic motility after SCI by comparing the fasting responses to the postprandial responses; 3. Determine if colonic motor and sensory function after SCI change over time by repeating these studies six month later in SCI and control patients.

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Acute SCI with impaired colonic tone

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)