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Urinary Incontinence clinical trials at University of California Health

13 in progress, 8 open to eligible people

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  • Real World Study of eCoin for Urgency Urinary Incontinence: Post Approval Evaluation (RECIPE)

    open to eligible people ages 18 years and up

    A prospective, multicenter, single-arm study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the eCoin® implanted tibial nerve stimulator in subjects with urgency urinary incontinence (UUI).

    at UC Irvine

  • UrOActive® Artificial Urinary sPHincter (AUS)

    open to eligible males ages 22 years and up

    Prospective, multicenter, single-arm study

    at UCLA UCSF

  • Beta-Agonist Versus OnabotulinumtoxinA Trial for Urgency Urinary Incontinence

    open to eligible females ages 18 years and up

    The goal of this clinical trial is to compare treatment outcomes between an oral medication (beta agonist) versus onabotulinumtoxinA injections in women with urgency urinary incontinence (UUI). Participants will be randomly selected to receive one of the two treatments. The primary outcome measure will be at 3 months, and women will be followed for a total of 12 months. Based on patient expert input, there are 2 primary outcomes: Treatment satisfaction and urinary symptom severity. The study will also have a long-term follow-up component (prospective cohort) including 346 participants from the parent trial to describe treatment continuation, treatment efficacy, patient direct costs and other secondary outcomes up to 5 years after treatment.

    at UCSD

  • Pivotal Study of Voro Urologic Scaffold

    open to eligible males ages 45 years and up

    The objective of this study is to compare safety and effectiveness of the Voro Urologic Scaffold in adult men undergoing robotic assisted radical prostatectomy as compared to control arm. The study is a multi-center, single blind, randomized, controlled trial. Up to 266 participants will be treated at up to 30 centers in the United States. The study will consist of a Baseline visit, implantation during robotic assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP), catheter removal, 6 weeks, 6 months, 12 months, 18 months, and 24 months.

    at UCLA UCSD

  • Training for Urinary Leakage Improvement After Pregnancy

    open to eligible females ages 18 years and up

    This is a multi-center, randomized single-blind nonsurgical trial conducted in approximately 216 primiparous postpartum women at high risk for prolonged/sustained pelvic floor disorders with symptomatic, bothersome urinary incontinence (UI) amenable to nonsurgical treatment. TULIP is a 3-Arm trial with two active interventions (Arms 1 and 2) and a Patient Education control arm (Arm 3). Arm 1 consists of pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT). Arm 2 uses a home biofeedback device (leva®). The primary outcome will be assessed at 6 months postpartum by blinded outcomes assessors, and follow-up will continue until 12 months postpartum.

    at UCSD

  • TReating Incontinence for Underlying Mental and Physical Health

    open to eligible females ages 60 years and up

    The TRIUMPH study is a randomized, double-blinded, 3-arm, parallel-group trial designed to compare the effects of anticholinergic bladder therapy versus a) beta-3-adrenergic agonist bladder therapy and b) no bladder pharmacotherapy on cognitive, urinary, and other aging-related functional outcomes in ambulatory older women with urgency-predominant urinary incontinence and either normal or mildly impaired cognitive function at baseline.

    at UCSF

  • Transurethral Bulking Agent Injection Versus Single-Incision Sling for Stress Urinary Incontinence

    open to eligible females ages 21 years and up

    This is a multicentered, double-blind, randomized controlled, surgical trial of 358 women with inadequate symptom relief of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) or stress predominant mixed urinary incontinence (MUI) after conservative care. The Primary Aim is to determine the comparative effectiveness (as defined by "much" or "very much" better on PGI-I) of transurethral bulking agent (TBA) [for 1 or 2 injections in 12 months] vs. single-incision sling (SIS) 12 months after treatment intervention in women with predominant stress urinary incontinence (SUI).

    at UCSD

  • Group Preoperative Pelvic Floor Training for HoLEP

    open to eligible males ages 50-90

    The main goal of this study is to see if group pelvic floor training before surgery can help prevent urinary incontinence after Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) surgery. The study has the potential to inform preoperative intervention strategies for managing incontinence after HoLEP.

    at UCSF

  • Practice-Based Intervention To Improve Care for a Diverse Population Of Women With Urinary Incontinence

    Sorry, in progress, not accepting new patients

    The main goal of this clinical trial is to improve the care for urinary incontinence (UI) provided to adult women by primary care providers. The main questions it aims to answer are: - Can a practice-based intervention involving primary care providers lead to improved quality of incontinence care? - Will this intervention reduce the utilization of specialist care for urinary incontinence? - What effect will this intervention have on patient outcomes, including disease-specific outcomes, symptom severity, quality of life, and patient knowledge? - Does our intervention reduce disparities in care? Provider participants will be randomized at the office level to either an intervention group or a delayed intervention (control) group. The intervention group will receive an intervention consisting of academic detailing, clinical decision support tools, electronic referral, and the ability to refer to an advanced practice provider for co-management. The delayed intervention group will provide usual care until the crossover phase of the study, at which point they will receive the same intervention as the intervention group. Patient participants will bring up urinary incontinence with their primary care provider and complete three electronic surveys. Researchers will compare the intervention group to the delayed intervention (control) group to see if the intervention results in increased adherence to evidence-based quality indicators.

    at UCLA UCSD

  • Autologous Muscle Derived Cells Compared to Placebo for Urinary Sphincter Repair in Post-surgical Female Stress Incontinence

    Sorry, in progress, not accepting new patients

    This study evaluates the efficacy and safety of Autologous Muscle Derived Cells for Urinary Sphincter Repair (AMDC-USR; generic name: iltamiocel) compared to a placebo in the reduction of stress incontinence episode frequency in adult female patients with post-surgical persistent or recurrent stress urinary incontinence (SUI). Half of the participants will receive AMDC-USR (injections with cells) and the other half will receive placebo.

    at UCLA

  • Non-Invasive Pelvic Floor Neuromuscular Stimulation for Urinary Incontinence After Prostatectomy

    Sorry, not yet accepting patients

    Urinary incontinence is a common complication following prostatectomy and affects a substantial proportion of patients. Despite advances in surgical technique, many patients experience persistent symptoms that negatively impact quality of life. Current management strategies include pelvic floor muscle training, biofeedback and physical therapy, and surgical options. However, these approaches may be limited by adherence, access, and invasiveness, leaving a subset of patients with ongoing symptoms despite standard care. Non-invasive pelvic floor neuromuscular stimulation has emerged as a potential adjunct for pelvic floor rehabilitation by inducing supramaximal muscle contractions and enhancing neuromuscular activation without requiring active patient effort. Preliminary studies suggest that high-intensity electromagnetic stimulation may improve patient-reported continence outcomes and pad usage in women as well as men following radical prostatectomy, though existing data are limited by small sample sizes and short follow-up durations. Additionally, no clinical studies exist evaluating outcomes in men following prostatectomy prior to established stress incontinence. Given these limitations, further evaluation is needed to assess the feasibility, tolerability, and short-term effectiveness of this intervention in a post-prostatectomy population.

    at UCLA

  • Outcomes of Urinary Incontinence Treatment in Primary Care: APP Co-Management and Electronic Consult

    Sorry, accepting new patients by invitation only

    The burden of urinary incontinence (UI) on American women is immense in both human and financial terms, and continues to rise with the aging US population. Although numerous non-surgical management strategies have proven efficacy for both stress and urge urinary incontinence, there remains a lack of appropriate UI management in the primary care setting. The goal of this multi-site cluster randomized comparative effectiveness trial is to compare the effects of two methods of nonsurgical UI care delivery - electronic consult vs. advanced practice provider (APP) co-management. These two evidence-based, practice-changing strategies are designed to improve the quality of care for an ethnically diverse population of women with UI, and, by reducing deficits in care, obtain better patient-reported outcomes. Both arms of the study will include basic physician education (academic detailing) and electronic clinical decision support. In Arm 1, the investigators will implement an electronic referral system (electronic referral), in which specialists will electronically review referrals and make additional recommendations if appropriate primary UI care was not provided. In Arm 2, Advanced Practice Provider (APP) co-management will reduce the burden of care on the PCPs by providing UI care, patient education, and assisting with patient self-management through dedicated televisits (APP co-management).

    at UCLA UCSD

  • Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy to Reduce Stress Urinary Incontinence After Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate

    Sorry, in progress, not accepting new patients

    Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) is a surgical procedure used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). HoLEP involves the removal of obstructive prostatic tissue via an endoscopic approach to relieve bothersome urinary symptoms. HoLEP is recommended by the American Urological Association (AUA) as a size-independent treatment for BPH. While the surgery is highly durable and versatile, post-operative stress urinary incontinence (SUI) has been reported following HoLEP, up to 44%. Pelvic floor physical therapy (PFPT) is a therapeutic strategy with low cost and risk to patients used to treat SUI following prostate surgery. However, data on the efficacy of conducting PFPT prior to HoLEP in minimizing or eliminating post-operative urinary incontinence is limited. The investigators will recruit patients who have already agreed to undergo HoLEP for this study. Participants will be randomized into two groups: The intervention group will begin standardized PFPT before surgery and will continue PFPT after surgery, and the second group will begin PFPT after surgery only (current practice). Both groups will continue with PFPT following surgery until urinary continence is regained. Investigators will compare the time required to regain urinary continence and patient-reported outcomes between the two groups.

    at UC Irvine

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