At-Home Transcutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation for Overactive Bladder in Rural Women
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Conditions studied: Overactive Bladder
In brief
This study contains a mixed-methods design consisting of a single-arm, interventional study and prospective patient interviews evaluating a novel self-implemented at-home Transcutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation (TTNS) treatment protocol for management of treatment naïve overactive bladder (OAB) among rural-dwelling women. This study will be conducted in 3 rural Oregon communities where Oregon Health \& Science University satellite campuses are located.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07178314
- Run by
- Oregon Health and Science University
- People needed
- 38
- Starts
- 2025-10-06
- Expected to finish
- 2026-10-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2025-10-14
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Rural residence (as defined by the Federal Office of Rural Health policy confirmed with the "Am I rural?" tool)
- Clinical diagnosis of overactive bladder (OAB) with urinary frequency >= 8 times per day
- Able to complete questionnaires, urination diaries, and interview in English or Spanish
- Have reliable access to a telephone or email for communication
- Ambulatory and able to use the toilet independently
You may not qualify if…
- Unable to consent
- Pregnancy or planning to become pregnant during the study period
- Previous treatment for OAB including medication, intravesical botox, and/or neuromodulation use
- Presence of pacemaker or implantable defibrillator
- Indwelling metal in both ankles
- Presence of leg ulcers, open wounds, or skin conditions affecting lower legs
- Absence of sensation in the lower legs
- Active urinary tract infection
- Predominantly stress urinary incontinence
- Active malignancy
- Neurogenic bladder
- Subjective complaint of pelvic organ prolapse outside of vaginal introitus
- Subjective symptoms of incomplete bladder emptying
- Epilepsy
- Peripheral artery disease affecting both legs
Where it is running
- Oregon Health & Science University — Portland, Oregon, United States (enrolling)
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