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Phase 3 N=143 Randomized Treatment

Behavioral Treatment of Overactive Bladder in Men

Overactive Bladder

Enrolled (actual)
143
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
May 2014
Primary outcome: Primary: 24-hour Voiding Frequency — 9.1; 9.5 voids per 24-hour day — p=.001

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Interventions
Behavioral training (Behavioral); Oxybutynin chloride, extended-release (Drug)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 19+ yrs
Sex
Male
Sponsor
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Primary completion
Oct 2009

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
24-hour Voiding Frequency
9.1; 9.5 .001 sig
SECONDARY
Change in Nocturia Frequency
-0.70; -.32 .05
SECONDARY
Change in Urgency Severity
.04; -.15 .05
SECONDARY
Percent Change in Frequency of Urge Incontinence
87.2; 75.6 .33
SECONDARY
Change on American Urological Association (AUA) Symptom Index
3.4; 3.2 .84
SECONDARY
Patient Global Perception of Improvement (GPI)
23; 18; 30; 34; 10; 7 .69
SECONDARY
Patient Satisfaction
36; 25; 25; 33; 2; 2 .16
SECONDARY
Patient Global Rating of Activity Restriction
29; 31; 19; 15; 11; 13 .56
SECONDARY
Patient Report of Symptom Distress
19; 17; 30; 35; 14; 7 .65
SECONDARY
Patient Global Rating of Bothersomeness of Side Effects
23; 11; 16; 13; 16; 19 .01 sig
SECONDARY
Patient Desire for Alternate Treatment
18; 30 .02 sig

Summary

The primary purpose of this project is to evaluate the effectiveness of behavioral treatment compared to standard drug therapy for symptoms of OAB in male veterans.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Male
  • Community-dwelling
  • Veteran
  • Self-reported urgency
  • Self-reported frequent urination
  • Mean of > 8 voids per 24-hour day on bladder diary
  • Able to come to clinic

Exclusion Criteria

  • Urologic surgery in the past 6 months
  • Nonambulatory (unless has independent transfer skills)
  • Flow rate 250mL at baseline and > 150mL after run-in (on bladder ultrasound)
  • Continual leakage
  • Urinary tract infection (growth of > 100,000 colonies per ml of a urinary pathogen on urine culture). May be reconsidered after treatment and negative culture.
  • Fecal impaction
  • Poorly controlled diabetes (glycosylated hemoglobin >9 within last 3 months)
  • Hematuria on microscopic examination in the absence of infection
  • Any unstable medical condition (particularly: decompensated congestive heart failure, malignant arrhythmias, unstable angina)

-- Impaired mental status (< 24 on Folstein's Mini-Mental State Exam)

  • Narrow angle glaucoma
  • Gastric retention (by medical history)
  • Hypersensitivity to tamsulosin or oxybutynin
  • Current use of anticholinergic agents for detrusor instability. May be reconsidered after 2-week wash-out.
  • If on diuretic, dose has not been stable for at least three months
  • Sleep apnea, unless surgically corrected
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01187498). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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