Status:
COMPLETED
A Colonic Tube to Improve Bowel Function in Spinal Cord Injury
Lead Sponsor:
VA Office of Research and Development
Conditions:
Constipation
Fecal Incontinence
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The investigators want to know if placing a tube through the skin and into the colon to flush out the colon is safe and effective in helping spinal cord Veterans with bowel management.
Detailed Description
1. Objectives: This Quality of Life (QoL) outcomes project studies the ability of Percutaneous Colostomy (PC) to clinically benefit Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) patients' bowel management and, thereby, th...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- SCI Veteran followed at Zablocki VAMC
- High quality of life impact of bowels on survey
- Ability to cooperate with data collection and follow-up requirements
Exclusion
- Unstable clinical disease
- Untreatable co-morbidities affecting gut function
- Colonic disease or surgery that might impact safety of Percutaneous Colostomy tube placement
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 31 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
7 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00345397
Start Date
May 1 2006
End Date
December 31 2018
Last Update
February 1 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, 53295-1000