Mindfulness-Based Therapy for Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Interstitial Cystitis, Mindfulness, Complementary Medicine, Painful Bladder Syndrome
In brief
Interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) is a poorly understood disease with unreliable treatments. Although it is not known what causes it for certain, we do know that life stressors may make the disease worse or cause flares. Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is an 8 week class focused on meditation and other techniques that the investigators think may be helpful to people with IC/BPS. This trial will assign participants to an MBSR class or usual care for their IC/BPS to see if the MBSR class would be helpful for their disease.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT02457182
- Run by
- University of New Mexico
- People needed
- 20
- Starts
- 2014-11-01
- Expected to finish
- 2015-06-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2018-10-09
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Actively utilizing but are incomplete responders to the AUA guideline's 1st or 2nd line therapies
- Non-pregnant women ≥18 years old
- Meets IC/BPS diagnosis by AUA guidelines, OSPI >8
- Negative UA or Urine Culture at time of diagnosis or within 2 months if no change in symptoms over that period
- Able to speak and understand English
- Currently undergoing 1st or 2nd-line treatment as per AUA guidelines, for at least 4 weeks duration
You may not qualify if…
- Untreated Urinary tract infection
- Unevaluated Hematuria
- Urinary retention
- Pregnant or lactating women
- History of cystectomy, augmentation cystoplasty or urinary diversion
- History of cystitis potentially due to pelvic radiation or Cytoxan
- Inability to speak and understand English
- Either treatment naïve for IC/BPS or on 3rd line or higher treatment per AUA guidelines
Where it is running
- University of New Mexico — Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov
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