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Detrol LA vs Estrace Vaginal Cream for the Treatment of Overactive Bladder Symptoms (DRIVE)
This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.

First Received on April 23, 2007.   Last Updated on August 4, 2011   History of Changes
Sponsor: University of Alabama at Birmingham
Collaborator: Pfizer
Information provided by: University of Alabama at Birmingham
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00465894
  Purpose

The purpose of this study is to determine if long acting tolterodine confers more benefit than intravaginal low dose estrogen in the treatment of Overactive Bladder Syndrome at 12 weeks post-treatment initiation. The hypothesis is that low dose intra-vaginal estrogen confers greater benefit than tolterodine in the treatment of Overactive Bladder symptoms.


Condition Intervention
Overactive Bladder
Drug: tolterodine LA
Drug: Estrace Vaginal Cream

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Caregiver, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Randomized Controlled Trial of Tolterodine in Combination With or Without Low-Dose Intra-Vaginal Estradiol Cream for the Treatment of Overactive Bladder in Post-Menopausal Women

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Further study details as provided by University of Alabama at Birmingham:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Subjective patient improvement in irritative urinary symptoms as measured by the Overactive Bladder Questionnaire (OAB-q) after 12 weeks intervention [ Time Frame: after 12 weeks of intervention ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Subjective patient improvement in irritative urinary symptoms at 1 year of treatment by the OAB-Q questionnaire [ Time Frame: after 1year of treatment ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Enrollment: 58
Study Start Date: April 2007
Estimated Study Completion Date: December 2011
Primary Completion Date: July 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: 1
Women who also have some stress urinary symptoms as reported on the MESA questionnaire
Drug: tolterodine LA
tolterodine LA 4 mg once daily for 52 weeks
Active Comparator: 2
Women with only urge urinary symptoms
Drug: Estrace Vaginal Cream
17-B estradiol cream 0.5 grams nightly for 6 weeks then two times weekly for 46 weeks
Other Names:
  • Estrace vaginal cream
  • Premarin vaginal cream

Detailed Description:

Lower urinary tract bladder storage symptoms include urinary frequency, urinary urgency, nocturia and urge incontinence. Overactive Bladder (OAB)Syndrome is a condition in which urgency is the predominant symptom with or without urge incontinence and is usually accompanied by frequency and nocturia. The mainstay of treatment of women with OAB syndrome is treatment with anticholinergic medication as well as behavioral therapy. This method of treatment has demonstrated a 60% response rate as reported in the Cochrane Database of Systemic Reviews.

In addition to anticholinergic therapy, vaginal atrophy is often corrected as part of a pharmacologic treatment plan. Vaginal atrophy is a condition this is vastly prevalent in post-menopausal women. It is thought to affect up to 48% of post-menopausal women. Many women with this condition experience vaginal dryness, irritation, painful intercourse, as well as urinary symptoms including dysuria, urgency, frequency, nocturia, incontinence and recurrent urinary tract infections.

Comparison: tolterodine la compared to low dose intra-vaginal estrogen cream for the treatment of OAB symptoms

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   40 Years to 90 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Irritative voiding symptoms to include sensory urgency, frequency, urge incontinence, nocturia
  • Postmenopausal women with a prior oophorectomy or 1 year from last menstrual period
  • Women age 40-90
  • Women with hysterectomy with preserved ovaries must be age 55 or greater or have a documented FSH>40 to ensure post-menopausal status
  • Community dwelling
  • Ambulatory
  • Ability to participate in a 12 month study

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Post-void residual volume>150ml
  • Glaucoma without ophthalmologist clearance
  • Hormone replacement therapy in the past 6 months
  • current anticholinergic treatment
  • Breast cancer
  • Impaired mental status
  • Undiagnosed vaginal bleeding in the past 12 months
  • endometrial thickness on pelvic ultrasound >5mm
  • history of thromboembolic event
  • Gynecologic cancer
  • Untreated urinary tract infection (would be eligible after treatment) Stage III pelvic organ prolapse or greater
  • Recent diuretic medication changes (one month from change)
  • Neurologic condition affecting bladder function (Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinsons, spinal cord injury, spina bifida)
  • congestive heart failure
  • prior pelvic irradiation
  • Interstitial cystitis
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00465894

Sponsors and Collaborators
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Pfizer
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Kimberly Gerten, M.D. Park Nicollette, St. Louis, Minnesota
Principal Investigator: Holly E. Richter, Ph.D., M.D. University of Alabama at Birmingham
  More Information

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Responsible Party: Holly E. Richter, PH.D., M.D., Professor, Depart. of OB/GYN; Womens Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00465894     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: F061208008, IIR - DRIVE
Study First Received: April 23, 2007
Last Updated: August 4, 2011
Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by University of Alabama at Birmingham:
overactive bladder
urge leakage
nightime urination
incontinence
urinary frequency

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Urinary Bladder, Overactive
Urinary Bladder Diseases
Urologic Diseases
Urological Manifestations
Signs and Symptoms
Estradiol
Polyestradiol phosphate
Estradiol valerate
Estradiol 3-benzoate
Estradiol 17 beta-cypionate
Tolterodine
Estrogens
Hormones
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Pharmacologic Actions
Contraceptive Agents
Reproductive Control Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Contraceptive Agents, Female
Muscarinic Antagonists
Cholinergic Antagonists
Cholinergic Agents
Neurotransmitter Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action

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