Bladder Thermal Distention for Patients With Interstitial Cystitis / Painful Bladder Syndrome (IC)

Shamir Medical Center (Assaf-Harofeh)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Interstitial Cystitis; Painful Bladder Syndrome

Treatments: Procedure: Bladder Thermal Distention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01838486

37/12

Details and patient eligibility

About

Patients with Interstitial Cystitis / PBS will be treated with bladder thermal distention (BTD).

Full description

In this study we will evaluate the efficacy of bladder thermal distention (BTD) in patients with IC/PBS.

Patients with previous failed conventional treatment (intravesical DMSO) will be recruited.

Enrollment: 20 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

-All patients with interstitial cystitis / painful bladder syndrome (IC/PBS) who had previous intravesical treatment with DMSO

Exclusion criteria

• Active infection
• Urethral stricture

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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20 participants in 1 patient group

Bladder Thermal Distention (BTD)

Experimental group

Description:

Continuous irrigation of the bladder with warm saline (up to 45 Celsius) using the PelvixTT system

Treatment:

Procedure: Bladder Thermal Distention