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Overactive BladderNCT05485142

The Treatment Efficacy of Prolotherapy in Bladder Voiding Dysfunction

A study testing prolotherapy in people with Overactive Bladder and Underactive Bladder, run by Taichung Armed Forces General Hospital at 1 site in Taiwan.

Unknown status

Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

Voiding dysfunction including overactive bladder, underactive bladder, and neuropathic bladder. Voiding dysfunction has a great impact on life quality, especially in the elderly society. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 20 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Overactive Bladder, Underactive Bladder
What is being tested?
prolotherapy
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
80 participants
Where
1 siteTaiwan
Study dates
1 May 2019to 30 Jun 2024
Phase
Interventional
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 20 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Adults over 20 years-old.
  • The patient who meets the diagnostic criteria of overactive bladder or underactive bladder.
  • The patient who capable to complete 3-days voiding diary and the questionnaire.

Who cannot join

  • Severe stress urinary incontinence or severe pelvic organ prolapse.
  • Acute urinary tract infection.
  • Active hematuria, urolithiasis, or neoplasm of urinary tract.
  • Acute skin lesion over the ankle injection site or the patient who could not tolerate ankle injection.
  • Pregnant women.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Jing-dung Shen, MD contact

+886958878129

jdwhydo@gmail.com

Taiwan1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Taichung Armed Forces General Hospital

    Taichung, Other (Non US), 41168

    Jing-dung Shen, MD, +886958878129, jdwhydo@gmail.com

    Jing-dung Shen, MD

    Recruiting

Other trials in Taiwan

About this study

Voiding dysfunction including overactive bladder, underactive bladder, and neuropathic bladder. Voiding dysfunction has a great impact on life quality, especially in the elderly society. The current medication for overactive bladder has limited efficacy and the patient easily to dropout the medication because of its side-effects. The underactive bladder is a new entity of voiding dysfunction, its optimal is still unknown. Sacral neuromodulation(SNM) and posterior tibial nerve stimulation(PTNS) have been applied for both overactive bladder and underactive bladder treatment and the results is promising, but the equipment of SNM or PTNS is not available in most places. Prolotherapy using glucose local injection causing inflammatory reaction to stimulate cytokine and growth factors release. Investigators combined the concepts of posterior tibial nerve stimulation and prolotherapy to treat voiding dysfunction. Investigators anticipate it maybe a new promising treatment for voiding dysfunction.

Read the detailed description

Inclusion criteria:1. Adults over 20 years-old. 2. The patient who meets the diagnostic criteria of overactive bladder or underactive bladder. 3. The patient who capable to complete 3-days voiding diary and the questionnaire. Exclusion criteria: 1. The patient has severe stress urinary incontinence, severe pelvic organ prolapse, acute urinary tract infection, urolithiasis, or urinary tract malignancy. 2. The patient who has active skin disease on legs or not suitable for leg local injection. 3. Pregnant women. Method: 40 overactive bladder patients and 40 underactive bladder patients. The patients will receive 5% glucose 10ml local injection peripheral to posterior tibial nerve near ankle under ultrasound guidance once a week for 4 weeks, then the patients will be followed up once-a-month for 3 months. OverActive Bladder Symptom Score(OABSS), Core Lower Urinary Tract Symptom score(CLSS) questionnaire, 3-days voiding diary, and urine nerve growth factor are used for assessment.

Being tested
prolotherapy
Keywords
neural prolotherapy, detrusor underactivity, overactive bladder
Medical subject headings
Urinary Bladder, Overactive, Urinary Bladder, Underactive

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • prolotherapyProcedure or surgery

    5% glucose 10ml local injection peripheral to posterior tibial nerve near ankle under ultrasound guidance once a week for 4 weeks.

Study groups in NCT05485142
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
overactive bladderExperimentalOveractive bladder
Receives: Procedure: prolotherapy
Underactive bladderExperimentalUnderactive bladder
Receives: Procedure: prolotherapy

What is being measured

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

  1. Overactive Bladder Symptom Score

    The improvement of overactive bladder symptom score (OABSS), OABSS ranged from 0 to 15, the higher score means more severity of overactive bladder.

    Measured: Week 0

  2. Overactive Bladder Symptom Score

    The improvement of overactive bladder symptom score (OABSS), OABSS ranged from 0 to 15, the higher score means more severity of overactive bladder.

    Measured: Week1

  3. Overactive Bladder Symptom Score

    The improvement of overactive bladder symptom score (OABSS), OABSS ranged from 0 to 15, the higher score means more severity of overactive bladder.

    Measured: Week2

  4. Overactive Bladder Symptom Score

    The improvement of overactive bladder symptom score (OABSS), OABSS ranged from 0 to 15, the higher score means more severity of overactive bladder.

    Measured: Week3

  5. Overactive Bladder Symptom Score

    The improvement of overactive bladder symptom score (OABSS), OABSS ranged from 0 to 15, the higher score means more severity of overactive bladder.

    Measured: Week4

  6. Overactive Bladder Symptom Score

    The improvement of overactive bladder symptom score (OABSS), OABSS ranged from 0 to 15, the higher score means more severity of overactive bladder.

    Measured: Week8

  7. Overactive Bladder Symptom Score

    The improvement of overactive bladder symptom score (OABSS), OABSS ranged from 0 to 15, the higher score means more severity of overactive bladder.

    Measured: Week12

  8. Overactive Bladder Symptom Score

    The improvement of overactive bladder symptom score (OABSS), OABSS ranged from 0 to 15, the higher score means more severity of overactive bladder.

    Measured: Week16

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Cystometric bladder capacity

    Cystometric bladder capacity: the volume of water instilled into bladder while performing cystometry examination.

    Measured: Week0

  2. Cystometric bladder capacity

    Cystometric bladder capacity: the volume of water instilled into bladder while performing cystometry examination.

    Measured: Week4

  3. Cystometric bladder capacity

    Cystometric bladder capacity: the volume of water instilled into bladder while performing cystometry examination.

    Measured: Week16

Timeline

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

  1. First posted3 Aug 2022
  2. Study start1 May 2019
  3. Primary completion30 Jun 2024 (estimated)
  4. Study completion30 Jun 2024 (estimated)

Resources

More details

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

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
80 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05485142
Sponsor's protocol ID
108B01
Status last verified
Aug 2023
First submitted
17 Jul 2022
Last updated
29 Aug 2023
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Fowler CJ, Griffiths D, de Groat WC. The neural control of micturition. Nat Rev Neurosci. 2008 Jun;9(6):453-66. doi: 10.1038/nrn2401.

    PubMed 18490916
  • Gormley EA, Lightner DJ, Faraday M, Vasavada SP; American Urological Association; Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine. Diagnosis and treatment of overactive bladder (non-neurogenic) in adults: AUA/SUFU guideline amendment. J Urol. 2015 May;193(5):1572-80. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2015.01.087. Epub 2015 Jan 23.

    PubMed 25623739
  • Kaptchuk TJ. Acupuncture: theory, efficacy, and practice. Ann Intern Med. 2002 Mar 5;136(5):374-83. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-136-5-200203050-00010.

    PubMed 11874310
  • Abraham TS, Chen ML, Ma SX. TRPV1 expression in acupuncture points: response to electroacupuncture stimulation. J Chem Neuroanat. 2011 Apr;41(3):129-36. doi: 10.1016/j.jchemneu.2011.01.001. Epub 2011 Jan 20.

    PubMed 21256210
  • Chen HC, Chen MY, Hsieh CL, Wu SY, Hsu HC, Lin YW. TRPV1 is a Responding Channel for Acupuncture Manipulation in Mice Peripheral and Central Nerve System. Cell Physiol Biochem. 2018;49(5):1813-1824. doi: 10.1159/000493627. Epub 2018 Sep 19.

    PubMed 30231245
  • Zhang T, Yu J, Huang Z, Wang G, Zhang R. Electroacupuncture improves neurogenic bladder dysfunction through activation of NGF/TrkA signaling in a rat model. J Cell Biochem. 2019 Jun;120(6):9900-9905. doi: 10.1002/jcb.28272. Epub 2018 Dec 28.

    PubMed 30592331
  • Zhao Y, Zhou J, Mo Q, Wang Y, Yu J, Liu Z. Acupuncture for adults with overactive bladder: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Medicine (Baltimore). 2018 Feb;97(8):e9838. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000009838.

    PubMed 29465566
  • MacDiarmid SA, Peters KM, Shobeiri SA, Wooldridge LS, Rovner ES, Leong FC, Siegel SW, Tate SB, Feagins BA. Long-term durability of percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation for the treatment of overactive bladder. J Urol. 2010 Jan;183(1):234-40. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.08.160.

    PubMed 19913821
  • Sakura S, Chan VW, Ciriales R, Drasner K. The addition of 7.5% glucose does not alter the neurotoxicity of 5% lidocaine administered intrathecally in the rat. Anesthesiology. 1995 Jan;82(1):236-40. doi: 10.1097/00000542-199501000-00028.

    PubMed 7832306
  • Tsui BC, Kropelin B, Ganapathy S, Finucane B. Dextrose 5% in water: fluid medium for maintaining electrical stimulation of peripheral nerves during stimulating catheter placement. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2005 Nov;49(10):1562-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2005.00736.x.

    PubMed 16223407
  • Tsui BCH, Kropelin B. The electrophysiological effect of dextrose 5% in water on single-shot peripheral nerve stimulation. Anesth Analg. 2005 Jun;100(6):1837-1839. doi: 10.1213/01.ANE.0000153020.84780.A5.

    PubMed 15920223
  • Wu YT, Ho TY, Chou YC, Ke MJ, Li TY, Tsai CK, Chen LC. Six-month Efficacy of Perineural Dextrose for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Trial. Mayo Clin Proc. 2017 Aug;92(8):1179-1189. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2017.05.025.

    PubMed 28778254
  • Peters KM, Carrico DJ, Perez-Marrero RA, Khan AU, Wooldridge LS, Davis GL, Macdiarmid SA. Randomized trial of percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation versus Sham efficacy in the treatment of overactive bladder syndrome: results from the SUmiT trial. J Urol. 2010 Apr;183(4):1438-43. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.12.036. Epub 2010 Feb 20.

    PubMed 20171677

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing prolotherapy in people with Overactive Bladder and Underactive Bladder, run by Taichung Armed Forces General Hospital at 1 site in Taiwan.

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 3 inclusion and 5 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 29 Aug 2023. 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 Taiwan. 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?

Results are not available in the source record.

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

Contact Jing-dung Shen, MD (+886958878129, jdwhydo@gmail.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Overactive Bladder Symptom Score (time frame: Week 0). The study lists 8 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT05485142, which also lists 13 linked publications.

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 29 Aug 2023.

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