Clinical Efficacy of Changing the InterStim® Parameters in Patients With Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome
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Brief summary
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Purpose: 1. To demonstrate better symptoms control (pain, urinary urgency and frequency) with sacral neuromodulation (SNM) in patients with interstitial cystitis /painful bladder syndrome (IC/PBS) using a stimulation frequency of 40 hertz (experimental) compared to a frequency of 14 hertz (standard). 2. The evaluate the efficacy of the two frequency settings on the other associated conditions that often coexist in patients with IC/PBS, such as female sexual dysfunction (FSD), bowel dysfunction, high tone pelvic floor dysfunction (HTPFD, painful spasm of the pelvic floor muscles), Vulvodynia (pain at the opening of the vagina).
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT01312259
- Recruitment status
- Not listed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Enrollment
- 72 participants
Conditions and interventions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years to 70 Years
- Sex
- Female
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Mar 31, 2011
- Primary completion
- Mar 31, 2017
- Completion
- Mar 31, 2018
- Last update posted
- Apr 28, 2014
2011 – 2018
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pelvic and Sexual Health Institute | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 19107 | Recruiting |
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- Last update posted Apr 28, 2014 · Synced Sep 6, 2026
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