DBPC Trial to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of Oral Litoxetine in Subjects With Urinary Incontinence

Inclusion Criteria

All subjects aged 18 to 70 will be eligible for inclusion in this study if all of the following criteria apply:

• Willing to provide written informed consent
• Have symptoms of urinary incontinence for at least 3 consecutive months
• For male subjects: Undergone prostatectomy at least 6 months prior to inclusion
• Have at least 7 incontinence episodes per week in the diary entries for the Screening Placebo Run In Period
• Subject is ambulatory and able to use the toilet independently
• If subjects use pelvic floor exercises, subjects must have been on a stable exercise and activity regime for at least 3 months prior to screening and that regime must remain stable during the treatment period
• Subject has a body mass index (BMI) ≥ 19 kg/m2 but ≤ 35 kg/m2 BMI=weight [kg] / height [m2}
• Subjects must have a pre-dose mean systolic/diastolic blood pressure of ≤ 140/90 mmHg before randomization can occur
• For female subjects: Must not be pregnant, lactating, or actively trying to become pregnant, Subjects who are premenopausal and of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test at Screening (serum) and at Day 0 (urine) and must use a medically acceptable and effective method of birth control for the duration of the study, which can include:
• Having a male partner who is sterile prior to the female subject's entry into the study and is the sole sexual partner for that female subject
• Use of double-barrier methods of contraception; condoms with the use of caps (with spermicide) and intra-uterine devices are acceptable
• Use of hormonal contraceptives (oral, depots, patches, etc.) with double-barrier methods of contraception as outlined above
• True abstinence: When this is in line with the preferred and usual lifestyle of the subject (period abstinence [eg, calendar, ovulation, symptothermal, post-ovulation methods] and withdrawal are not acceptable methods of contraception)
• Subjects taking oral contraceptives or hormone replacement therapy (women) or hormone adjuvant therapy (men) must have a stable dose and regimen for ≥ 3 months prior to entry into the study

Exclusion Criteria

A subject will not be eligible to participate in the study if they meet any of the following criteria:

• History of anti-incontinence surgery in past 12 months
• Use of Botox for the treatment of urinary incontinence in the past 12 months
• Current or recent (3 months) use of any pharmacologic agent used to treat symptoms of urinary incontinence
• For women: Grade III/IV pelvic organ prolapse; defined per clinical practice
• For women: History of pelvic prolapse repair or urethral diverticulectomy within 12 months of Screening.

For men: urethral surgery within 6 months of Screening

• History of interstitial cystitis or bladder-related pain
• Subjects with concurrent (at Screening), recent (within 30 days), chronic, or recurrent (> 4 per year) urinary tract infections (positive dipstick for urinary tract infection and abnormal microscopic evaluation, signs and symptoms) or unevaluated microhematuria
• History of diagnosed gastrointestinal obstructive disorders
• Chronic severe constipation
• History of radiation cystitis or history of pelvic irradiation
• Electrostimulation, biofeedback, or bladder training therapy (behavioural therapy), during the previous month prior to Screening, or the intention to initiate such therapies during the study period. Pessaries and implants are also excluded.
• Postvoid residual (PVR) urine volume > 150 mL
• Diagnosis of dementia
• Diagnosis of epilepsy
• Diagnosis of acute narrow-angle glaucoma
• History of mania or diagnosis of bipolar disorder and/or seizures
• Subjects with uncontrolled hypertension
• Documented history of myocardial infarction, unstable angina, and/or has undergone coronary artery bypass surgery and/or percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty in the past year
• Congestive heart failure (New York Heart Associat