TReating Incontinence for Underlying Mental and Physical Health

NCT ID: NCT05362292

Last Updated: 2025-12-16

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

270 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-10-04

Study Completion Date

2027-08-02

Brief Summary

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The TRIUMPH study is a randomized, double-blinded, 3-arm, parallel-group trial designed to compare the effects of anticholinergic bladder therapy versus a) beta-3-adrenergic agonist bladder therapy and b) no bladder pharmacotherapy on cognitive, urinary, and other aging-related functional outcomes in ambulatory older women with urgency-predominant urinary incontinence and either normal or mildly impaired cognitive function at baseline.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Urinary Incontinence, Urge Urinary Incontinence Overactive Bladder Incontinence, Urge Incontinence, Urinary Incontinence

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Anticholinergic bladder medication plus behavioral self-management education

Tolterodine tartrate is a muscarinic receptor antagonist designed to treat urgency incontinence, urgency, and frequency associated with overactive bladder. Behavioral self-management education includes written education about timed urination, lifestyle changes, pelvic floor muscle exercises, and urge suppression.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Tolterodine Tartrate ER

Intervention Type DRUG

Anticholinergic

Beta-3-adrenergic agonist medication plus behavioral self-management education

Mirabegron, currently sold under the brand name Mybetriq by Astellas Pharma, is a selective beta-3-adrenergic receptor agonist approved for treatment of urgency urinary incontinence, urgency, and frequency associated with overactive bladder. Behavioral self-management education includes written education about timed urination, lifestyle changes, pelvic floor muscle exercises, and urge suppression.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Mirabegron

Intervention Type DRUG

Beta-3-adrenergic agonist

Placebo medication plus behavioral self-management education

Microcrystalline cellulose placebo encapsulated to appear identical to tolterodine and mirabegron medication will be prepared by a compounding pharmacy. Behavioral self-management education includes written education about timed urination, lifestyle changes, pelvic floor muscle exercises, and urge suppression.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

matching placebo pill

Interventions

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Tolterodine Tartrate ER

Anticholinergic

Intervention Type DRUG

Mirabegron

Beta-3-adrenergic agonist

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

matching placebo pill

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Aged 60 years or older at the time of enrollment
* Female sex at birth, without surgical or hormonal gender re-assignment therapy
* Able to walk to the bathroom and use the toilet without assistance
* Report urinary incontinence starting at least 3 months prior to screening
* Report that at least half of incontinence episodes occur with a sudden or strong sensation of urgency
* Report 2 or more urgency incontinence episodes over a 7-day period
* Willing to provide informed consent and adhere to study procedures throughout the length of the study

Exclusion Criteria

* Prior clinician diagnosis of dementia, or a Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA) score of 17 or lower on screening cognitive evaluation
* Current use of anticholinergic, beta-3-adrenergic agonist, or other medication designed to improve urgency incontinence symptoms, or use in the past 1 month
* Initiation, discontinuation, or dose change of dementia medications (such as donepezil, galantamine, memantine, rivastigmine) in the past 1 month (but candidates on stable doses are eligible)
* Initiation, discontinuation, or dose change of other drugs with strong anticholinergic effects (based on the Beers List) in the past 1 month (but candidates on stable doses are eligible)
* Initiation, discontinuation, or dose change of other drugs that can affect urinary frequency, including diuretics, in the past 1 month (but candidates on stable doses are eligible)
* Current urinary tract infection (UTI) based on screening urinalysis and culture (but candidates can re-present for re-screening after undergoing treatment for UTI)
* History of allergy or sensitivity to either of the study medications or an ingredient in the placebo or study medication capsule
* Severe hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh score B or greater) or renal impairment (creatinine clearance \<30 mL/min) as a contraindication to both study medications
* Current bladder obstruction or urinary retention (defined by symptoms suggesting difficulty emptying the bladder in addition to postvoid residual urine volume greater than 150 cc by portable bladder ultrasound)
* Uncontrolled hypertension (based on measured systolic blood pressure greater than 180 or diastolic blood pressure greater than 110 mmHg) as a contraindication to beta-3-adrenergic therapy
* Self-reported history of gastric retention, uncontrolled narrow angle glaucoma, myasthenia gravis, severe ulcerative colitis, or toxic megacolon as contraindications for anticholinergic bladder therapy
* Use of drugs with adverse interactions with one of the study medications in the past 1 month, including potent CYP3A4 inhibitors, hepatic enzyme metabolism inducers, narrow therapeutic index drugs metabolized by CYP2D6, or intention to start taking one of these medications during the study treatment period
* History of bladder surgery, invasive intra-vesical therapy, or bulk bladder injections in the past 3 months (more remote surgery will not be exclusionary), or intention to undergo one of these procedures in the study treatment period
* Use of other specialized incontinence therapy (electrostimulation, pelvic physiotherapy, formal behavioral therapy overseen by certified practitioners) in the past 3 months (more remote therapy will not be exclusionary), or intention to undergo one of these procedures in the study treatment period
* Inability to sign informed consent or complete questionnaires, interviews, or study testing in English
* Other condition that would prevent the participant from completing study procedures, in the opinion of the investigators (e.g., uncontrolled psychosis)
Minimum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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National Institute on Aging (NIA)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of California, San Francisco

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Alison Huang, MD, MAS, MPhil

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of California, San Francisco

Locations

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Stanford University

Palo Alto, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of California San Francisco

San Francisco, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Alison Huang, MD, MAS, MPhil

Role: CONTACT

415-514-8697

Ann Chang

Role: CONTACT

Facility Contacts

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Leslee Subak, MD

Role: primary

650-723-5533

Alison Huang, MD, MAS, MPhil

Role: primary

Claudia Vila Manes

Role: backup

415-885-7547

References

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Huang AJ, Walter LC, Yaffe K, Vittinghoff E, Kornblith E, Schembri M, Chang A, Subak LL. TReating Incontinence for Underlying Mental and Physical Health (TRIUMPH): a study protocol for a multicenter, double-blinded, randomized, 3-arm trial to evaluate the multisystem effects of pharmacologic treatment strategies for urgency-predominant urinary incontinence in ambulatory older women. Trials. 2023 Apr 21;24(1):287. doi: 10.1186/s13063-023-07279-z.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 37085880 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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1R01AG075471-01

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

View Link

21-35858

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id