Brain Imaging Plus Urodynamics to Investigate the Brain's Control of the Bladder

Completed

Conditions studied: Urge Urinary Incontinence

In brief

The goal of this project is to evaluate the applicability of non-invasive optical imaging for the measurement of brain function during investigation of the lower urinary tract.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01619995

Run by

University of Pittsburgh

People needed

43

Starts

2011-08-01

Expected to finish

2013-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-07-25

Who can join

Age: 60 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• ambulatory women over age 60, who are incontinent at least five times weekly for 3 months despite correction of potentially reversible causes.
• urinary incontinence (urge or predominantly urge) by clinical criteria.
• able to accurately complete a voiding diary, to perform a 24-hour pad test under direction.

You may not qualify if…

• significant mental impairment [mini mental status exam (MMSE) ≤ 20)
• urethral obstruction
• history of bladder cancer
• spinal cord lesions
• multiple sclerosis
• pelvic radiation
• interstitial cystitis
• artificial sphincter implant
• expected to have changes in medications/doses during the trial
• medically unstable
• Patients with factors that could cause transient UI [e.g., current urinary tract infection (UTI), acute confusion] will be treated in concert with the subject's primary care provider and considered for enrollment if their UI persists.
• conditions that require endocarditis prophylaxis (such as heart valve problems or bacterial endocarditis)

Where it is running

• Geriatric Continence Research Unit, NE547 Montefiore UPMC — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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