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Behavioral Intervention

Transcranial direct current stimulation for Urge Incontinence

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Cynthia Conklin, PhD
Research Sponsored by Cynthia Conklin
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 4 weeks
Awards & highlights
No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial tests mindfulness exercises and gentle brain stimulation to help older women with urge urinary incontinence. These treatments aim to reduce urgency and leakage by helping women manage their body's reactions and improve brain control over bladder signals.

Eligible Conditions
  • Urge Incontinence
  • Urge Urinary Incontinence

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~4 weeks
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 4 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Acceptability of Study Procedures
Change From Baseline in Severity of Bladder Problem Measured by the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire Female Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (ICIQ-FLUTS)
Change From Baseline to Post-intervention in Cue-induced Reactivity to Personal Photographic Urge Cues.
+4 more
Secondary study objectives
Individual Differences as measured by age, years of UUI and baseline measures as moderators of the efficacy of the intervention
Treatment Change

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

3Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)Experimental Treatment1 Intervention
Transcranial direct current stimulation targeting the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
Group II: Mindfulness TrainingExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Mindfulness training
Group III: Mindfulness + tDCSExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
Mindfulness training with transcranial direct current stimulation targeting the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Transcranial direct current stimulation
2012
Completed Phase 3
~650
Mindfulness
2014
Completed Phase 2
~3200

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Who is running the clinical trial?

National Institute on Aging (NIA)NIH
1,789 Previous Clinical Trials
28,188,271 Total Patients Enrolled
Cynthia ConklinLead Sponsor
1 Previous Clinical Trials
41 Total Patients Enrolled
Cynthia Conklin, PhDPrincipal Investigator - University of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
2 Previous Clinical Trials
80 Total Patients Enrolled
~14 spots leftby Dec 2025
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