A randomised, double blind, placebo controlled, crossover trial of the adjuvant properties of imipramine for the overactive bladder
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Overactive bladder symptomsUrological and Genital Diseases
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN31004502
- Lead Sponsor
- The Whittington Hospital NHS Trust (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
1. Age >= 18 years
2. Able to consent
3. Suffering from overactive bladder symptoms
4. Taking antimuscarinic treatment for detrusor overactivity
Exclusion Criteria
1. Unable to consent
2. Pregnant
3. Breast feeding
4. Recent myocardial infarction
5. History of psychiatric illness
6. Taking monoamine oxidase inhibitors
7. <18 years
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method rgency score questionnaire (Al Buheissi S, et al., 2008), carried out after 1 week of run-in period and at 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 weeks.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The following will be assessed after 1 week of run-in period and at 6 and 12 weeks:<br>1. 24 hour urinary frequency <br>2. Daily urinary Incontinence records <br>3. Patient preference for treatment <br>4. Incontinence Quality of Life questionnaire (I-QOL) score<br>5. Record of side effects