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Urinary Tract InfectionLOTUSNCT01123603

Lower Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Evaluation in Women With Uterine Leiomyomata

An observational study of Urinary Tract Infection and Leiomyoma, run by The Cleveland Clinic at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

To the investigators knowledge there is no research data published to date regarding the lower urinary tract symptoms in women with leiomyomas. The primary aims of this study are: 1. To determine prevalence of lower urinary tract symptoms in patients who present for care for symptomatic leiomyomata. 2. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older, women onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Urinary Tract Infection, Leiomyoma
How many people
860 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
May 2010to Jun 2014
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • Women only
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Women with urinary leakage and fibroids

Who may be able to join

  • Patients who are at least 18 years of age,
  • Vaginal bleeding secondary to anatomic uterine leiomyomas confirmed at the Cleveland Clinic Fibroid and Menstrual Disorders Center,
  • Patients complaining of mass effect symptoms due to fibroids, and
  • Patients undergoing either hysterectomy, myomectomy, or uterine artery embolization

Who cannot join

  • Patients who are pregnant, or
  • Diagnosis of solitary or multiple intracavitary fibroids without subserosal or intramural leiomyomas present, or
  • Prior or interval anti-incontinence procedure, or
  • Patients with a urinary tract infection, or
  • Patients taking anti-cholinergic medications, or
  • Presence of an adnexal mass, or
  • Unable or unwilling to complete a follow up survey at six months following treatment

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Cleveland Clinic

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44195

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About this study

Official title: Lower UTI Evaluation in Women With Uterine Leiomyomata

To the investigators knowledge there is no research data published to date regarding the lower urinary tract symptoms in women with leiomyomas. The primary aims of this study are:

  1. To determine prevalence of lower urinary tract symptoms in patients who present for care for symptomatic leiomyomata.
  2. To compare change in lower urinary tract symptoms within treatment groups measured by the UDI-6 total before and at six months after three common treatments for symptomatic uterine fibroids including: hysterectomy, myomectomy, or uterine artery embolization.

The study proposed here will hopefully answer the question if one particular therapy is appropriate to treat fibroids and relieve lower urinary tract symptoms.

Read the detailed description
  1. Uterine fibroids Uterine leiomyomas or fibroids are one of the most common conditions affecting women of reproductive age. They account for approximately a third of all hysterectomies performed. Symptoms often attributed to uterine leiomyomas include excessive menstrual bleeding, dysmenorrhea, pelvic pain, and so called "bulk symptoms," or symptoms related to pressure on adjacent organs such as ureteral obstruction, urinary frequency and urgency, rectal pressure, pelvic pressure and increasing abdominal girth. Current treatment for symptomatic uterine fibroids includes hysterectomy, myomectomy and uterine fibroid embolization.
  2. Lower urinary tract symptoms Although, urinary symptoms like frequency, urgency, incontinence, and voiding dysfunction are often attributed to fibroids, the relationship between fibroids and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) has been poorly studied. The public health burden of fibroids has been studied before and after radical hysterectomy, supracervical hysterectomy, and total abdominal hysterectomy.(1-3) What is missing in the literature is a comparison of traditional and non-traditional surgical fibroid techniques in a prospective fashion. Moreover, there are no studies evaluating the relationship between anatomic factors like uterine size or fibroid number or location and the presence of LUTS.
Keywords
frequency, women, fibroids, uterine artery embolization, myomectomy, hysterectomy
Medical subject headings
Urinary Tract Infections, Leiomyoma

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. To measure prevalence of lower urinary tract symptoms including urinary incontinence symptoms in patients who present for care for symptomatic leiomyomata.

    Measured: Post treatment change

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted14 May 2010 (estimated)
  2. Study startMay 2010
  3. Primary completionJun 2014
  4. Study completionJun 2014

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Case-control
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
860 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01123603
Sponsor's protocol ID
09-923
Acronym
LOTUS
Status last verified
Jan 2015
First submitted
12 May 2010
Last updated
14 Jan 2015
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Urinary Tract Infection and Leiomyoma, run by The Cleveland Clinic at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 7 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 14 Jan 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

To measure prevalence of lower urinary tract symptoms including urinary incontinence symptoms in patients who present for care for symptomatic leiomyomata. (time frame: Post treatment change). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 14 Jan 2015.

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