A gentle nerve zap may calm an overactive bladder
NCT ID NCT07796958
First seen Sep 01, 2026 · Last updated Sep 02, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests a treatment called peroneal electric transcutaneous neuromodulation, or peroneal eTNM, for people with overactive bladder syndrome. The procedure uses mild electrical pulses to stimulate the peroneal nerve near the ankle, which may help reduce the sudden, strong urge to urinate. Researchers will enroll 300 adults who have been prescribed this treatment in everyday clinical practice. They will measure how much symptoms improve and how satisfied patients feel using standard questionnaires.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Peroneal electric transcutaneous neuromodulation (peroneal eTNM), a procedure that stimulates the peroneal nerve to influence overactive bladder symptoms
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a non-drug, non-surgical option for people with overactive bladder to reduce urgent, frequent urination and improve daily comfort.
- What could go wrong
- This is a real-world study, not a controlled experiment, so results may be influenced by other factors. The treatment may not work for everyone, and nerve stimulation can cause discomfort or skin irritation.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients with OAB.
- 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: * Subjects (male and female) aged 18 years and over * Subjects diagnosed with OAB or mixed urinary incontinence with a predominant urge component who were indicated for treatment with peroneal eTNM * Subjects who consent to the processing of anonymized demographic data and anonymized treatment data with peroneal eTNM Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects with contraindications to treatment with peroneal eTNM * Subjects who express their disagreement with the processing of anonymised demographic data and anonymised treatment data with peroneal eTNM
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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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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Hospital Ostrava
Ostrava, Moravian-Silesian Region, 70852, Czechia
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