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Santa Clara valley Medical Center

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San Jose, California 95128
Global Leader in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
Conducts research for Wounds and Injuries
Conducts research for Spinal Cord Injury
Conducts research for Breast Cancer
Conducts research for Cytomegalovirus Retinitis
62 reported clinical trials
3 medical researchers
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Summary

Santa Clara valley Medical Center is a medical facility located in San Jose, California. This center is recognized for care of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection, Wounds and Injuries, Spinal Cord Injury, Breast Cancer, Cytomegalovirus Retinitis and other specialties. Santa Clara valley Medical Center is involved with conducting 62 clinical trials across 95 conditions. There are 3 research doctors associated with this hospital, such as Harminder Singh, MD, Christopher Elliott, MD PhD, and Kazuko Shem, MD.

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Clinical Trials running at Santa Clara valley Medical Center

Spinal Cord Injury
Neurogenic Bladder
Wounds and Injuries
Urinary Incontinence
Metabolic Syndrome
Obesity
Cardiometabolic Syndrome
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Electrical Stimulation

for Spinal Cord Injury

This study aims to improve continence and voiding of patients with spinal cord injury using electrical stimulation. The Finetech Vocare Bladder System is an implantable sacral nerve stimulator for improving bladder and bowel function in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). It has been commercially available in Britain and other countries since 1982, and has been used in thousands of patients with SCI to improve bladder, bowel and sexual function. It received FDA approval in 1998 under Humanitarian Device Exemption H980005 and H980008 for providing urination on demand and to aid in bowel evacuation. Electrical stimulation to produce bladder contraction and improve bladder voiding after spinal cord injury has usually been combined with cutting of sensory nerves to reduce reflex contraction of the bladder, which improves continence. However, cutting these nerves has undesirable side effects. This study will not cut any sensory nerve. This study is testing the use of the stimulator for inhibiting bladder contraction by stimulating sensory nerves to improve continence after spinal cord injury, and for blocking sphincter contraction to improve voiding.
Recruiting1 award N/A3 criteria
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Telenutrition

for Obesity in Spinal Cord Injury

This study will provide nutrition counseling via FaceTime on an iPad to persons with traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) who are overweight or obese and are at least one-year post-injury. Nutrition counseling may help participants to develop eating behaviors that match the participants' needs and help improve heart health. The purpose of this project is to decrease the risk of complications like obesity, high cholesterol, or diabetes, and explore associations between bowel and bladder function and nutrition. This study will require 3 in person visits that are about 3 months apart. The total length of the study is about 6 months and includes 3 months of telenutrition counseling.
Recruiting1 award N/A10 criteria

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Santa Clara valley Medical Center is a medical facility located in San Jose, California. This center is recognized for care of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection, Wounds and Injuries, Spinal Cord Injury, Breast Cancer, Cytomegalovirus Retinitis and other specialties. Santa Clara valley Medical Center is involved with conducting 62 clinical trials across 95 conditions. There are 3 research doctors associated with this hospital, such as Harminder Singh, MD, Christopher Elliott, MD PhD, and Kazuko Shem, MD.