Abstract

Electrical stimulators resembling pacemakers were designed to improve bladder emptying following spinal cord injury, by stimulating the nerve roots at the base of the spine. This causes contraction of the bladder and has been shown in about 90% of the patients on whom it has been used to improve bladder emptying and reduce urine infection. It can also improve continence. This project will document these results accurately in the United States. The stimulator also causes contraction of the rectum and most of the patients in whom it has been used report a reduction in constipation. Techniques for more selective stimulation of the bladder and bowel have been developed by the investigators at CWRU. This project provides an opportunity for evaluating the functional benefit to be gained in human subjects for these techniques.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Type
General Clinical Research Centers Program (M01)
Project #
2M01RR000080-37
Application #
6115347
Study Section
Project Start
1998-12-01
Project End
1999-11-30
Budget Start
1998-10-01
Budget End
1999-09-30
Support Year
37
Fiscal Year
1999
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
Case Western Reserve University
Department
Type
DUNS #
077758407
City
Cleveland
State
OH
Country
United States
Zip Code
44106

  Publications

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Inker, Lesley A; Grams, Morgan E; Levey, Andrew S et al. (2018) Relationship of Estimated GFR and Albuminuria to Concurrent Laboratory Abnormalities: An Individual Participant Data Meta-analysis in a Global Consortium. Am J Kidney Dis :
Juraschek, Stephen P; Miller 3rd, Edgar R; Appel, Lawrence J (2018) Orthostatic Hypotension and Symptoms in the AASK Trial. Am J Hypertens 31:665-671
Randis, Tara M; Rice, Madeline Murguia; Myatt, Leslie et al. (2018) Incidence of early-onset sepsis in infants born to women with clinical chorioamnionitis. J Perinat Med 46:926-933
Clark, Erin A S; Weiner, Steven J; Rouse, Dwight J et al. (2018) Genetic Variation, Magnesium Sulfate Exposure, and Adverse Neurodevelopmental Outcomes Following Preterm Birth. Am J Perinatol 35:1012-1022
Bustos, Martha L; Caritis, Steve N; Jablonski, Kathleen A et al. (2017) The association among cytochrome P450 3A, progesterone receptor polymorphisms, plasma 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate concentrations, and spontaneous preterm birth. Am J Obstet Gynecol 217:369.e1-369.e9
Chen, Teresa K; Appel, Lawrence J; Grams, Morgan E et al. (2017) APOL1 Risk Variants and Cardiovascular Disease: Results From the AASK (African American Study of Kidney Disease and Hypertension). Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 37:1765-1769
Srinivasan, Lakshmi; Page, Grier; Kirpalani, Haresh et al. (2017) Genome-wide association study of sepsis in extremely premature infants. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 102:F439-F445
Gibson, Kelly S; Stark, Sydney; Kumar, Deepak et al. (2017) The relationship between gestational age and the severity of neonatal abstinence syndrome. Addiction 112:711-716

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