Status:
UNKNOWN
Identifying Predictors of Treatment Success in Painful Bladder Syndrome
Lead Sponsor:
Rambam Health Care Campus
Conditions:
Painful Bladder Syndrome
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-75 years
Brief Summary
Study aims to: (1) evaluate the role of morphological and physiological characteristics of the pelvic floor, pain-related psychological and -psychophysical variables in prediction of the success of my...
Detailed Description
Background: Chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS) is highly prevalent, yet its etiology and the treatment approach are not clear. Painful bladder syndrome (PBS), a subtype of CPPS, is commonly treated b...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria:
- age \> 18 years old
- urinary frequency of at least 10 per 24 hr including one nighttime voiding
- complaints of bladder pain that has been present for at least 3 months
- pain intensity rated at least four on a VAS from 0 ''no pain at all'' to 10 ''worst imaginable pain'' during the previous month
- pelvic digital exam reveals at least three different TrPs in the levator ani muscles that are verbally confirmed.
- Exclusion criteria:
- history of pelvic cancer or radiation
- pelvic or abdominal surgery within 3 months
- urinary tract infection within the last month
- diagnosis of fibromyalgia or irritable bowel disease
- diagnosis of neurologic disorder; diabetes; pregnancy;
- pelvic pain and/ or urgency symptoms presented only during menses.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2011
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
September 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
35 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01410461
Start Date
September 1 2011
End Date
September 1 2013
Last Update
August 5 2011
Active Locations (1)
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Zvolon Medical Center
Haifa, Israel, 34987