2
Participants
Start Date
January 1, 2019
Primary Completion Date
December 31, 2021
Study Completion Date
December 31, 2021
Electrical Rectal Stimulation
Electrical stimulation of the rectum will be applied to activate sensory afferent neurons of the rectum and evoke a recto-colonic reflex to improve colonic motility. This intervention will compared to individuals' usual mechanical intervention of digital rectal stimulation.
Syracuse VA Medical Center, Syracuse, NY, Syracuse
Louis Stokes VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, Cleveland
VA Office of Research and Development
FED