A patch-like device zaps a leg nerve to calm an overactive bladder
NCT ID NCT06659536
First seen Aug 28, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026
Summary
This trial tests a device called Cefar URO that sends mild electrical pulses to a nerve in the ankle, a method known as transcutaneous tibial nerve stimulation. The goal is to see if it reduces urge incontinence and other overactive bladder symptoms in adults, including those whose condition has not improved with other treatments. Participants will use the device themselves and track their symptoms over 12 weeks. The study focuses on safety and how much symptoms improve.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Transcutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation (TTNS) with the Cefar URO device
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a drug-free option for people with overactive bladder to reduce urgent, frequent urination and accidental leaks.
- What could go wrong
- This is a post-market study with 53 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The device may not ease symptoms for all users, and some may experience side effects or discomfort.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 53 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult patients with overactive bladder (including refractory overactive bladder of idiopathic or neurogenic origin) who require symptomatic treatment of urge incontinence and associated symptoms. * Subjects, both male and female, ≥ 18 years of age at the time of consent * Subjects have provided their written consent to participate in the study by signing the Ethics-approved consent form. * Patients are considered able and willing to self-administer transcutaneous tibial nerve stimulator (TTNS) treatment at home, based on Investigator's judgement. * Patients are suitable to receive treatment using the Cefar URO device P4 program pre-set parameters (frequency 20Hz and pulse width 200μs) for 12 weeks, based on Investigator's judgement. * If undergoing pharmacological therapy for incontinence, the therapy must be stabilized for at least 4 weeks before baseline visit Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy confirmed by urine test at screening * Urinary tract infection confirmed by urine analysis * Serious secondary illness (such as renal failure, nephrolithiasis, bladder and kidney tumors) * Detrusor-sphincter dyssynergia * Patients who have or have had implantable neurostimulating cardiac demand pacemakers, ICD; or other implantable electronic devices * Subjects who are not able to read and understand the Instructions for Use, warnings, cautions and dangers * Subjects who are not able to read and understand indications and contraindications of the device * Subjects who are not able to sense auditory and visual signals * Patients with anti-incontinence surgery planned during the course of the study * Participation in another clinical study within 30 days prior to screening
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Neuro-Urology Department, Tenon Hospital
RECRUITINGParis, 75020, France
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