A Cost Analysis of Interstim Therapy

Medtronic

Status: Completed

Conditions: Urinary Retention and Symptoms of Overactive Bladder (Urge, Frequency)

Treatments: Device: Interstim therapy

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Industry

Identifiers

NCT00200031

4348

Details and patient eligibility

About

A study to examine the impact that Interstim Therapy for Urinary Control has on health care utilization and costs within a health care system and the satisfaction with treatment expressed by patients using this therapy.

Full description

A retrospective administrative data analysis combined with a prospective health related quality of life/satisfaction with treatment survey designed to examine the impact that Interstim Therapy for Urinary Control has had on health care utilization and costs for the Kaiser Permanente system and the satisfaction with treatment expressed by patients using this therapy.

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Patients implanted with an Interstim Therapy for Urinary Control or undergoing test stimulation for potential placement of Interstim Therapy during the period of June 1, 2002 through June 30, 2004 and who are enrolled with Kaiser-Permanente of Southern California.