A randomised, double blind, placebo controlled, crossover trial of the adjuvant properties of imipramine for the overactive bladder

ISRCTN ISRCTN31004502
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN31004502
Secondary identifying numbers PB-PG-0107-12198
Submission date
13/02/2008
Registration date
20/02/2008
Last edited
06/06/2016
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Urological and Genital Diseases
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Prof James Malone Lee
Scientific

Department of Medicine
University College London
Clerkenwell Building
Highgate Hill
Archway
London
N19 5LW
United Kingdom

Phone +44 (0)207 2885301
Email james.malone-lee@ucl.ac.uk

Study information

Study designRandomised double-blind placebo-controlled cross-over trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised cross over trial
Study setting(s)Not specified
Study typeTreatment
Participant information sheet Not available in web format, please use contact details to request a participant information sheet
Scientific titleA randomised, double blind, placebo controlled, crossover trial of the adjuvant properties of imipramine for the overactive bladder
Study objectivesWe hypothesise that 25 mg imipramine in addition to antimuscarinic drugs is superior to placebo in addition to an antimuscarinic drug for the treatment of overactive bladder symptoms.
Ethics approval(s)An application to the Moorfields and Whittington Research Ethics Committee is in progress as of 13/02/2008 – approval pending
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedOveractive bladder symptoms
InterventionImipramine 25 mg once a day given orally vs placebo.

Imipramine will be given for 6 weeks followed by placebo for 6 weeks and vice versa in the other arm of this cross-over trial.
Intervention typeDrug
Pharmaceutical study type(s)
PhaseNot Applicable
Drug / device / biological / vaccine name(s)Imipramine
Primary outcome measureUrgency score questionnaire (Al Buheissi S, et al., 2008), carried out after 1 week of run-in period and at 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 weeks.
Secondary outcome measuresThe following will be assessed after 1 week of run-in period and at 6 and 12 weeks:
1. 24 hour urinary frequency
2. Daily urinary Incontinence records
3. Patient preference for treatment
4. Incontinence Quality of Life questionnaire (I-QOL) score
5. Record of side effects
Overall study start date01/05/2008
Completion date01/05/2010

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
Lower age limit18 Years
SexBoth
Target number of participants40
Key inclusion criteria1. Age >= 18 years
2. Able to consent
3. Suffering from overactive bladder symptoms
4. Taking antimuscarinic treatment for detrusor overactivity
Key exclusion criteria1. Unable to consent
2. Pregnant
3. Breast feeding
4. Recent myocardial infarction
5. History of psychiatric illness
6. Taking monoamine oxidase inhibitors
7. <18 years
Date of first enrolment01/05/2008
Date of final enrolment01/05/2010

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

University College London
London
N19 5LW
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

The Whittington Hospital NHS Trust (UK)
Hospital/treatment centre

Magdala Avenue
London
N19 5LW
England
United Kingdom

Email Senga.Steel@whittington.nhs.uk
Website http://www.whittington.nhs.uk
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Funders

Funder type

Government

National Institute for Health Research - the Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) programme (ref: PB-PG-0107-12198)

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Editorial Notes

06/06/2016: No publications found, verifying study status with principal investigator.