Treatment of Overactive Bladder With a Digital Conversational Agent: the MOTIVATION Study

NCT ID: NCT04853849

Last Updated: 2021-12-10

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

50 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-08-26

Study Completion Date

2024-04-30

Brief Summary

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This is a proof of concept study for a digital therapeutic designed to provide first-line behavioral modification therapy for overactive bladder.

Detailed Description

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The investigators seek to evaluate a commercial digital therapeutic, called CeCe, designed to provide first-line behavioral modification therapy for overactive bladder (OAB). This digital platform provides daily contact with the user to maximize compliance. It allows a provider to administer behavioral modification treatment while minimizing in-office visits.

The investigators expect that a proportion of participants using Cece will experience significant and satisfactory improvement in their voiding symptoms, to the point where no further treatment is necessary. Others will require additional treatment with the usual therapies such physical therapy and medications, per clinical standards.

Participants will download CeCe to their smart phones and interact with the program for 8 weeks. Participant consent and specific instructions will be provided during study enrollment and through the app. Study outcomes are collected through the program via in-app questionnaires and voiding diaries.

A total of 50 participants will be recruited. They will be compensated a total sum of $175; $50 at completion of an initial set of questionnaires, $50 at completion of 4 week follow-up questionnaires, and $75 at completion of 8 week follow-up.

Conditions

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Overactive Bladder Urge Incontinence Pelvic Floor Disorders

Keywords

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Digital therapeutic Overactive bladder Urge incontinence Pelvic floor disorders

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Symptoms of overactive bladder with urgency urinary incontinence, with or without nocturia/nocturnal enuresis
* Symptoms of mixed urinary incontinence if urgency incontinence is the predominant complaint
* Post-void residual \<100ml
* English speaking
* Access to a smartphone
* Normal urinalysis without evidence of UTI, gross or microscopic hematuria
* Greater than 6 months since receiving intradetrusor injection of botulinum toxin
* Not currently undergoing sacral neuromodulation therapy
* Not currently receiving pharmacotherapy for overactive bladder

Exclusion Criteria

* Less than 40 years of age
* Mixed incontinence with predominant stress urinary incontinence symptoms
* Diagnosis of chronic pelvic pain
* symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse
* symptoms of dysuria
* Diagnosis of interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome
* Reported \>2 UTI in 6 months or \>3 in 12 months
* Do not have access to a smartphone
* Non-English speaking
* Diagnosis of neurogenic bladder
* Gross or microscopic hematuria
* Has diagnosis of dementia, cognitive impairment or other neurologic condition which impairs decision making
* Current Pharmacotherapy or neuromodulation therapy
* Less than 6 months since intradetrusor botulinum toxin injection
* Has decreased mobility or ambulation
* Has post-void residual \>100 mL
* Has BMI \> 40 kg/m\^2
* Inability to voluntarily contract the pelvic floor muscles (a 0/5 in strength).
* Has \>4/10 pain with palpation of levator ani, coccygeus, pyriformis, obturator internus or perineal body
Minimum Eligible Age

40 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Renalis

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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David Sheyn, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Locations

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University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Yufan Chen, MD

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 510-364-2122

Email: [email protected]

Missy Lavender

Role: CONTACT

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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David Sheyn, MD

Role: primary

References

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Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 10571620 (View on PubMed)

Reynolds WS, McPheeters M, Blume J, Surawicz T, Worley K, Wang L, Hartmann K. Comparative Effectiveness of Anticholinergic Therapy for Overactive Bladder in Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Jun;125(6):1423-1432. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000000851.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26000514 (View on PubMed)

Ostaszkiewicz J, Johnston L, Roe B. Timed voiding for the management of urinary incontinence in adults. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2004;2004(1):CD002802. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002802.pub2.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Ostaszkiewicz J, Johnston L, Roe B. Habit retraining for the management of urinary incontinence in adults. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2004;2004(2):CD002801. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002801.pub2.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 15106179 (View on PubMed)

Roe B, Ostaszkiewicz J, Milne J, Wallace S. Systematic reviews of bladder training and voiding programmes in adults: a synopsis of findings from data analysis and outcomes using metastudy techniques. J Adv Nurs. 2007 Jan;57(1):15-31. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.04097.x.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Kandadai P, O'Dell K, Saini J. Correct performance of pelvic muscle exercises in women reporting prior knowledge. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2015 May-Jun;21(3):135-40. doi: 10.1097/SPV.0000000000000145.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Meister MR, Sutcliffe S, Ghetti C, Chu CM, Spitznagle T, Warren DK, Lowder JL. Development of a standardized, reproducible screening examination for assessment of pelvic floor myofascial pain. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2019 Mar;220(3):255.e1-255.e9. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2018.11.1106. Epub 2018 Dec 7.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 30527941 (View on PubMed)

Stewart WF, Corey R, Herzog AR, et al. Prevalence of overactive bladder in women: results from the NOBLE program. International Urogynecology Journal 2001; 12: pp. S66

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Sheyn D, Chakraborty N, Chen YB, Mahajan ST, Hijaz A. Use of a Digital Conversational Agent for the Management of Overactive Bladder. Urogynecology (Phila). 2024 Jun 1;30(6):536-544. doi: 10.1097/SPV.0000000000001428. Epub 2023 Nov 6.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 37930265 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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CECE2021

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id