A Study to Test the Effects of Tolterodine Tartrate in Patients With Overactive Bladder (0000-107)
- Registration Number
- NCT00768521
- Lead Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
- Brief Summary
This study will design an alternative urodynamic platform to better evaluate treatment effects of medications for overactive bladder. Part II is dependent on results of Part I and may not be conducted.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 20
- Patient is a postmenopausal female 40 to 75 years of age
- Patient has a Body Mass Index (BMI) less than or equal to 35 kg/m2
- Patient has a documented history of overactive bladder for at least 6 months prior to screening
- Patient has stress or mixed incontinence
- Patient has a history of interstitial cystitis, painful bladder syndrome, or chronic pelvic pain
- Patient has a history of stroke, seizures, or major neurological disorders
- Patient has a history of fecal incontinence
- Patient has a history of continual urine leakage
- Patient has had surgery to correct stress urinary incontinence or pelvic organ prolapse within 6 months of study start
- Patient received bladder training of electrostimulation within 2 weeks of study start
- Patient requires a catheter
- Patient is taking medications that cannot be stopped for the duration of the trial including certain anticholinergics or smooth muscle relaxants
- Patient began taking tricyclic antidepressants, serotonin/norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, calcium channel blockers, ephedrine/pseudoephedrine, or diuretic therapy less than 8 weeks before study start
- Patient has been on hormone replacement therapy for less than 12 weeks at study start
- Patient must take medication for arrhythmia
- Patient consumes more than 2 alcoholic beverages per day
- Patient consumes more than 3 servings of caffeinated beverages per day (1 serving = 120 mg caffeine)
- Patient has multiple and/or severe allergies to foods and drugs
- Patient regularly uses any illegal drugs
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- CROSSOVER
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description 3 tolterodine tartrate Part II, Sequence 1: study drug crossing over to placebo 1 tolterodine tartrate Part I, Sequence 1: tolterodine tartrate crossing over to matching placebo 4 tolterodine tartrate Part II, Sequence 2: placebo crossing over to study drug 2 tolterodine tartrate Part I, Sequence 2: placebo crossing over to study drug 4 mg once a Day (qd)
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change From Baseline in Maximum Cystometric Capacity at 4 Hours Post Dose 7 on Tolterodine 4 mg and Placebo 4 hours post dose 7 Change from baseline in maximum cystometric capacity at 4 hours post dose 7 on tolterodine 4 mg and placebo (analysis on natural log transformed data)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change From Baseline in Maximum Cystometric Capacity at 4 Hours Post Dose 1 on Tolterodine 4 mg and Placebo 4 hours post dose 1 Change from baseline in maximum cystometric capacity at 4 hours post dose 1 on tolterodine 4 mg and placebo (analysis on natural log transformed data)