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Tibial Nerve Stimulation for Pediatric Spina Bifida Neurogenic Bladder
Sponsor: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine the safety, feasibility, and compliance of a daily home transcutaneous tibial nerve stimulation (tTNS) protocol in children with chronic neurogenic bladder (NB) provided by self or caregiver for 4 weeks and to estimate the efficacy of tTNS
Official title: A Randomized Control Trial of Transcutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation for Neurogenic Bladder in the Pediatric Population
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
4 Years - 17 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
20
Start Date
2026-03-27
Completion Date
2027-08-11
Last Updated
2026-04-08
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Stamobil electric stimulator
The electric stimulation protocol will use stimulation frequency of 20 Hz and pulse width of 200ms in continuous mode for 30 minutes daily. The goal is daily use of tTNS for 4 weeks , 5 days per week.
sham tTNS device
The electric sham stimulation protocol will use sham stimulation (low intensity) for 30 minutes daily, for 4 weeks , 5 days per week
Locations (1)
The University of Texas Health Science Center and Houston
Houston, Texas, United States