Correlating Ic/Pbs Symptoms With Urine Biomarkers

William Beaumont Hospitals

Status: Completed

Conditions: Interstitial Cystitis; Pelvic Pain

Treatments: Other: No intervention

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00817388

2008-294

Details and patient eligibility

About

Completion of a brief survey tool and providing an urine specimen. The study purpose is to improve our understanding of interstitial cystitis and painful pelvic syndrome.

Full description

The purpose of the study is to improve our understanding of the IC/PBS and develop new treatments. Participation in the study will allow us to compare clinical information, obtained by completion of a brief survey, with substances found in the a urine specimen that is donated to the Beaumont Biobank.

Enrollment: 26 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion:

1. Men and women with interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome greater than 18 years old
2. Male and female controls without a history of IC/PBS diagnosis

Exclusion:

1. Unable to complete questionnaires and/or give informed consent

Trial design

26 participants in 1 patient group

1

Description:

patients will be asked to provide a urine specimen and complete a questionnaire.

Treatment:

Other: No intervention