Sacral Nerve Modulation in IPAA Patients With Poor Function

University Hospital, Akershus22 enrolled

Overview

IPAA patients with poor functional outcome where no obvious reason can be detected are identified from our patient registry. These patients are offered a sacral nerve modulation test period of three weeks. They will then be scored on function and physiological testing will be done by a Barostat. After a another 14 days without stimulation the tests will be repeated. Those who respond positively will be offered permanent implantation of the Device..

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Stoma Malfunction

Interventions

Sacral nerve modulationDEVICE

Implant of nerve stimulator

Eligibility

Sex: ALL

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * UC With IPAA * Bad functional outcome Exclusion Criteria: * Established treatable cause of malfunction

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Øresland Score

functional score

Time frame: 12 months

Secondary Outcomes

Bowel physiology

Barostat

Time frame: At inclusion and at 12 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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