An Early Feasibility Study of Using the AccelBand, a Leg-worn Transcutaneous Neuromodulation (TNM) Device, for Neurogenic Bowel Dysfunction (NBD) in People With Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)
The aim of this study is to investigate the potential of transcutaneous neuromodulation (TNM) to treat slow colonic transit and constipation, termed the Neurogenic bowel dysfunction (NBD), in people with SCI. In this project, the study team will investigate the impact of an active treatment intervention vs. a sham control intervention on NBD symptoms in patients with SCI. The study hypotheses: * The proposed TNM treatment at a leg point will reduce NBD symptoms between baseline and post-therapy, when compared to the sham-TNM treatment. * The therapeutic effect of TNM to improve the NBD symptoms is associated with improvement of the autonomic function in SCI patients.
• Traumatic or non-traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI)
• SCI level above the twelfth thoracic vertebra (T12)
• SCI classified as Sensory Incomplete (AIS B), C, or D
• Post-SCI time ≥ 6 months;
• Neurogenic bowel dysfunction (NBD) as a result of SCI
• Willing to sign the informed consent form