Changes in the Urinary Microbiome and Metabolome During Treatment of the Overactive Bladder in Female Patients

NCT ID: NCT06921746

Last Updated: 2025-05-04

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

80 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-05-01

Study Completion Date

2027-12-31

Brief Summary

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This is a non-interventional study that will not pose any burden for the participants. The study subjects will be examined and treated in a standard manner according to current clinical recommendations for the treatment of overactive bladder (OAB). A portion of urine samples, which are routinely collected for biochemical and culture examinations as part of the diagnostic process, will be sent for examination of the characteristics of the urinary microbiome and metabolome (UMM) before and after treatment.

Detailed Description

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Participation in the study will be offered to female patients who seek treatment for OAB symptoms themselves or are referred to centers participating in the project if a clinical diagnosis of idiopathic OAB is established in their case as part of the standard examination process.

Patients will be approached by one of the authorized team members with information about the possibility of participating in this study. If the patient is interested in participating in the study, she will give written informed consent to participate in the study. Subsequently, the inclusion and exclusion criteria for participation in the study will be verified and a standardized urine collection will be performed to examine the characteristics of UMM. At the same time, the patient will fill in standard questionnaires used to determine the severity of OAB symptoms.

To research changes in UMM during OAB treatment, patients will be divided into a group with a good treatment response (responders) and a group without a good treatment response (non-responders). The primary indicator of a good treatment effect (definition of responder) is a reduction in the number of episodes of severe urgency with or without urge incontinence over 3 days documented by a voiding diary by more than 50% compared to the state before treatment. Based on the available data, treatment success is anticipated in 60% of patients.

Subsequently, the study participants will be treated with standard drug treatment for five weeks. They will then be invited to evaluate the effect of treatment using standard symptom questionnaires. At the same time, a control standardized urine collection will be performed to examine the characteristics of UMM. The patients will then end their participation in the study and will continue their treatment according to the valid clinical recommendations for treatment.

Conditions

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Overactive Bladder

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_ONLY

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Overactive Bladder Patients

Patients with the symptoms of overactive bladder will be enrolled in this study group

Urine Microbiological and Metabolomic Analysis

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Microbiological and metabolomic analysis of a urine sample will be performed in the study subjects, before and after the end of the treatment.

Interventions

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Urine Microbiological and Metabolomic Analysis

Microbiological and metabolomic analysis of a urine sample will be performed in the study subjects, before and after the end of the treatment.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Adult women over 18 years of age
* Written consent to participate in the study
* Willingness to undergo OAB evaluation and treatment according to the protocol
* OAB symptoms lasting longer than 3 months
* At least 3 episodes of severe urgency with or without urge incontinence within 3 days documented by voiding diary
* OAB symptom score V8 questionnaire ≥ 8

Exclusion Criteria

* Known congenital developmental defects of the urinary tract (congenital hydronephrosis, vesicoureteral reflux, renal agenesis and hypoplasia, multicystic and polycystic kidneys)
* Any previous treatment for OAB
* Recurrent urinary tract infections (more than 3 episodes in the last 12 months)
* Presence of a foreign body in the urinary tract - urolithiasis, urinary catheter, ureteral stent
* Acute or chronic diseases with possible influence on the function of the lower urinary tract (LUT)
* Rheumatoid arthritis
* Diabetes mellitus
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University Hospital Bulovka

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Thomayer University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

University Hospital Ostrava

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Jan Krhut, prof., MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University Hospital Ostrava

Locations

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University Hospital Ostrava

Ostrava, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czechia

Site Status RECRUITING

Thomayer University Hospital

Prague, , Czechia

Site Status RECRUITING

Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences

Prague, , Czechia

Site Status RECRUITING

University Hospital Bulovka

Prague, , Czechia

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Czechia

Central Contacts

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Jiří Hynčica

Role: CONTACT

0042059737 ext. 2587

Facility Contacts

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Jiří Hynčica

Role: primary

0042059737 ext. 2587

Roman Zachovál, prof., MD, PhD

Role: primary

0042026108 ext. 3819

Andrea Palyzová, RNDr., PhD

Role: primary

0042029644 ext. 2617

Jan Hrbáček, MD, PhD

Role: primary

0042026608 ext. 2660

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Other Identifiers

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MicrOAB-001

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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