N/A
N=123
Mobile App-treatment of Mixed and Urgency Urinary Incontinence in Women
Urinary Incontinence
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03097549 ↗Enrolled (actual)
123
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Feb 2025
Primary outcome: Primary: International Consultation on Incontinence Modular Questionnaire Urinary Incontinence Short Form (ICIQ-UI SF) — 7.0; 9.8 score on a scale — p=0.001
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Tät®II Information app (Device); Tät®II Treatment app (Device)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- Female
- Sponsor
- Umeå University
- Primary completion
- Jul 2018
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY International Consultation on Incontinence Modular Questionnaire Urinary Incontinence Short Form (ICIQ-UI SF) |
7.0; 9.8 | 0.001 sig |
| SECONDARY International Consultation on Incontinence Modular Questionnaire Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Quality of Life (ICIQ- LUTSqol). |
29.8; 36.5 | 0.004 sig |
| SECONDARY Change From Baseline Incontinence Episode Frequency (IEF) |
3.5; 10.5 | <0.001 sig |
| SECONDARY International Consultation on Incontinence Modular Questionnaire Overactive Bladder (ICIQ-OAB) |
4.7; 6.4 | <0.001 sig |
| SECONDARY Incontinence Catastrophizing Scale (ICS) |
2.3; 4.1 | 0.016 sig |
| SECONDARY Change From Baseline Usage of Incontinence Aids at 15 Weeks |
38; 25; 20; 38 | 0.01 sig |
| SECONDARY Patient Global Impression of Improvement (PGI-I) |
52; 19; 8; 44 | <0.001 sig |
| SECONDARY Patient Satisfaction |
35; 13; 7 | — |
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a comprehensive treatment programme for self-management of mixed and urgency urinary incontinence via a mobile app is effective.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Urgency urinary incontinence or mixed urinary incontinence, established via telephone interview
- Urinary leakage twice a week or more often
- Duration of urinary leakage with urgency for at least 12 months
- Ability to read and write Swedish
- Asset to a smartphone (minimum iOS* 8.0 for Apple, 4.0.3 for Androids
- Possibility to send and receive email and asset to printer
- Motivation and time to perform a 15 weeks long treatment programme with focus on self-care and behavioural training (mainly pelvic floor muscle training and bladder training).
- Accept to be randomized to one of two groups; a treatment app group or an information app Group
- iOS=mobile operating system including iPhone, iPad and iPod touch
Exclusion Criteria
- Participation in our previous internet or smartphone study
- Ongoing pregnancy
- Former incontinence surgery
- Known malignancy in lower abdomen
- Unassessed difficulties in emptying bladder
- Visual blood in urine
- Three or more urinary tract infections during the last 12 months
- One or more pyelonephritis during the last three years
- Painful micturition
- Painful urgency
- Intermenstrual bleeding
- Neurological disease such as multiple sclerosis or Parkinsons disease
- Previous stroke
- Diabetes mellitus
- Maximum voided volume of less than 150 ml (micturition chart)
- Regular use of any mobile app for pelvic floor muscle training during the last month
- Usage of antimuscarinic drugs or mirabegron during the last month
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03097549). 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.