Oxybutynin for Post-surgical Bladder Pain and Urgency

NCT ID: NCT03952299

Last Updated: 2026-01-29

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

100 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-09-01

Study Completion Date

2026-12-31

Brief Summary

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Bladder pain and urgency are common after bladder surgery. The objective is to determine if transdermal administration is superior to oral administration in alleviating pain and urgency.

Detailed Description

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Pain after bladder surgery is typically controlled with narcotics, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications, acetaminophen, regional anesthesia (caudal or epidural) and/or bladder muscle (detrusor) antispasmodic medication. It is often difficult to distinguish bladder pain from a sensation of urinary urgency and most likely patients are experiencing both sensations despite the bladder being empty from the indwelling catheter.

Prior studies on adults have demonstrated the efficacy of preoperative oxybutynin and other antimuscarinics on decreasing catheter-related bladder discomfort in the postoperative period. For pediatric bladder surgery very few studies have been published. Intravenous ketorolac, epidural and caudal analgesia and intravesical ropivacaine have been shown to decrease postoperative bladder spasms. Intravesical oxybutynin has been used in the operating room in adults to decrease post-operative ureteral stent pain.

For open bladder surgery the current pain management standard is intra- and postoperative ketorolac (Q6hrs) and acetaminophen and narcotic as needed. Oral oxybutynin is started pre-operatively and then continued post-operatively every 8 hours. Unfortunately, the bioavailability of oral oxybutynin is poor due to first pass (liver) metabolism of the absorbed medication and a subsequent high level of desethyloxybutynin (DEO) produced by the liver. DEO, responsible for most of the side effects such as dry mouth, dizziness, over-heating, drowsiness and constipation. This metabolite and side effects are less with the transdermal route.

A prior retrospective analysis of children by the investigators did not show a difference in pain between starting oral oxybutynin pre-operatively or initiating medication post-operatively. Whether this was due to no difference, insufficient patient numbers or inability to distinguish bladder spasms from pain is unknown. That study employed the Wong-Baker-Facies scale for pain measurement in children. At the time of that study there was no valid scale for objective measurement of bladder urgency in adults or children. Over the last five years the investigators have developed a validated scale (IRB 647657, 638967) that will allow for a better measure and distinguish bladder and incisional pain from bladder spasms/urgency.

The objective is to determine if transdermal administration is superior to oral administration in alleviating pain and urgency after bladder surgery in children. Oral oxybutynin is a commonly used treatment in children with neuropathic bladder dysfunction and for adults with overactive bladder (OAB) and incontinence. As mentioned, transdermal administration has higher bioavailability and a lower adverse event profile. Transdermal administration has been shown to be safe and efficacious in children with neuropathic bladder disease. The hypothesis is that the transdermal route will decrease bladder pain and urgency if applied prior to surgery with a lower side effect profile.

Based upon the power analysis by Blythe Durbin-Johnson, Ph. D. The investigators plan to evaluate up to 100 patients with early termination if endpoints are reached before 100 subjects.

Outcomes will be compared between groups using two-sample t-tests if the outcome is sufficiently normally distributed, and Wilcoxon-rank sum tests otherwise. With 60 subjects divided among two groups, the two-sample t-test will have 80% power to detect a 0.74 standard deviation difference in outcomes.

Conditions

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Overactive Bladder Syndrome Neuropathic Bladder

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Group A: Oral Administration Current standard treatment at U.C. Davis Children's Hospital Oral oxybutynin (5mg) is administered in the preoperative area prior to surgery. Our current regimen is to mix the oxybutynin with the standard preoperative Versed so children do not have to take two dosages.

Post-operatively oral oxybutynin (5mg) is administered every 8 hours in the hospital.

Group B: Transdermal Administration Guardian will be given the transdermal patch (3.9mg oxybutynin) at the preoperative appointment with instructions to apply the day prior to surgery. While in the hospital no oral oxybutynin will be prescribed.
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Oral administration

Oral oxybutynin (5mg) is administered in the preoperative area prior to surgery. The current regimen is to mix the oxybutynin with the standard preoperative Versed so children do not have to take two dosages.

Post-operatively oral oxybutynin (5mg) is administered every 8 hours in the hospital.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Oral Oxybutynin

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral administration of oxybutynin (5mg) every 8 hours in the hospital.

Transdermal administration

Guardian will be given the transdermal patch (3.9mg oxybutynin) at the preoperative appointment with instructions to apply the day prior to surgery. While in the hospital no oral oxybutynin will be prescribed.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Oxybutynin Transdermal Patch

Intervention Type DRUG

Transdermal patch of oxybutynin will be used instead of oral oxybutynin.

Interventions

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Oxybutynin Transdermal Patch

Transdermal patch of oxybutynin will be used instead of oral oxybutynin.

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral Oxybutynin

Oral administration of oxybutynin (5mg) every 8 hours in the hospital.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Ditropan XL Ditropan XL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients who will undergo bladder surgery that requires an indwelling bladder catheter after surgery.
* Age Range: Four to 8 years of age are eligible for the study.

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients who have had prior bladder surgery.
* Patients who have neurologic disease that could impair bladder sensation.
* Patients who are already taking antimuscarinic or antispasmodic medications.
* Patients with glaucoma, any neurologic disease, dementia, impaired mentation or disorder of the central nervous system.
* Patients taking any medication that affects the central nervous system such as antidepressant, anxiolytic or antipsychotic medications.
* Less than four years of age cannot have the transdermal patch due to fixed dose. Over 8 years of age: less than 5% of our patients, who undergo this surgery, are over 8 years of age and is usually a rare adolescent. Data in an older cohort may confuse the results since they respond differently to bladder surgery due to larger incision and longer hospital stay with a catheter.
Minimum Eligible Age

4 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

8 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of California, Davis

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Eric A Kurzrock, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

UC Davis Health Center

Locations

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University of California Davis Medical Center (UCDMC)

Sacramento, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Anjali Vij, BS

Role: CONTACT

9167345173

Facility Contacts

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Eric A Kurzrock, MD

Role: primary

916-734-6490

Anjali Vij, BS

Role: backup

9167345173

References

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Chamie K, Chi A, Hu B, Keegan KA, Kurzrock EA. Contemporary open ureteral reimplantation without morphine: assessment of pain and outcomes. J Urol. 2009 Sep;182(3):1147-51. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.05.054. Epub 2009 Jul 22.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 19625056 (View on PubMed)

Kurzrock EA, Chan YY, Durbin-Johnson BP, DeCristoforo L. Pictorial Urgency Scale: A New Tool for Evaluating Bladder Urgency in Children. J Urol. 2019 Mar;201(3):620-625. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2018.09.047.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 30266334 (View on PubMed)

Cartwright PC, Coplen DE, Kogan BA, Volinn W, Finan E, Hoel G. Efficacy and safety of transdermal and oral oxybutynin in children with neurogenic detrusor overactivity. J Urol. 2009 Oct;182(4):1548-54. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.06.058. Epub 2009 Aug 15.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 19683731 (View on PubMed)

Gleason JM, Daniels C, Williams K, Varghese A, Koyle MA, Bagli DJ, Pippi Salle JL, Lorenzo AJ. Single center experience with oxybutynin transdermal system (patch) for management of symptoms related to non-neuropathic overactive bladder in children: an attractive, well tolerated alternative form of administration. J Pediatr Urol. 2014 Aug;10(4):753-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2013.12.017. Epub 2014 Jan 17.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 24477421 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan

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Document Type: Informed Consent Form

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Other Identifiers

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1336293

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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