Grouptraining for Overactive Bladder in Adults

University of Aarhus

Status: Completed

Conditions: Overactive Bladder

Treatments: Behavioral: bladdertraining individually; Behavioral: bladdertraining in groups

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01187082

BLATRA 01

Details and patient eligibility

About

Hypothesis:the effect of bladdertraining in groups for patients with OAB (overactive bladder syndrome) equals the effect of bladdertraining individually for patients with overactive bladder.

The effect of the training is measured in a 3 dimensional scope by the means of 3 primary outcome measures used in the statistical evaluation. Symptoms of OAB (either (1)urgencyepisodes or (2)urgencyincontinence) and (3)quality of life (VAS score).

Full description

Program consisting of 3 hourly sessions with bladdertraining and daily training with a pocket bladder schedule. patients are randomised either for groups or individual training with a continence nurse over a period of 2 months.

Enrollment: 91 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• women at the age of 18 and more
• patients with overactive bladder

Exclusion criteria

• dominance of stress incontinence
• not able to attend sessions
• do not to understand danish
• do not want training in groups or individual
• hormonebalanced (if postmenopausal with added hormonetreatment for at least 2 months)
• no treatment for OAB up till 1 month before study and during study
• no renal or neurological diseases, symptomatic cystitis or non regulated diabetes
• no pregnancy during study
• no normal gynecological examination
• no operation in pelvis up till 3 month before studystart
• no polyuria measured 2 times before studystart (> 40 ml/ kg/ day)
• no upstart of treatment with medication during studystart which according to the investigator can create symptoms of OAB
• no participation in other CT

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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91 participants in 2 patient groups

bladdertraining group

Experimental group

Description:

Cognitive training in groups at hospital by a continence nurse in 3 sessions (1 hour)over a period of 1 month. Follow up after 1 month. During all 2 month the patient has selfinitiatied daily training with a pocket bladder schedule.

Treatment:

Behavioral: bladdertraining in groups

bladdertraining individually

Active Comparator group

Description:

Cognitive training individually at hospital by a continence nurse in 3 sessions (1 hour)over a period of 1 month. Follow up after 1 month. During all 2 month the patient has selfinitiatied daily training with a pocket bladder schedule.

Treatment:

Behavioral: bladdertraining individually