Could one botox shot replace ten for bladder control?
NCT ID NCT05308979
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether giving Botox in one injection site works as well as ten sites for women with overactive bladder or urge incontinence. 116 women were randomly assigned to receive 100 units of Botox in either one or ten spots in the bladder. Researchers measured symptom severity and quality of life using questionnaires before and after treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Botox (onabotulinumtoxinA)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that a single injection works as well as ten, making the procedure simpler and less uncomfortable.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed Phase 4 trial with only 116 women. Results may not apply to men or people with other bladder conditions. Botox can cause temporary urinary retention or infection.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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116 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2022
- Finished
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Mar 2024
- 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.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Female * 18 years old or greater * Diagnosis of overactive bladder (urinary urgency or frequency, OAB) or urinary urgency incontinence (UUI) Exclusion Criteria: * Have a diagnosis of neurogenic bladder * Received intravesical botox injections within prior 6 months * Current treatment with either: SNM, PTNS, or OAB medications - need wash out as below * SNM - turn device off for at least 2 weeks prior to procedure, off during 3-month follow up window * PTNS - no treatments within 2 weeks of start, none during 3-month post-procedure follow up window * OAB meds - 2 week wash out period prior to injection, none during 3-month post-procedure follow up window * Currently pregnant or trying to get pregnant * Contraindications to Botox® - hypersensitivity to Botox®, inability to self-catheterize/refusal to have indwelling catheter * Have a UTI (can enroll after treatment) * Have urinary retention (PVR\>150cc on two occasions) * Do not speak English or Spanish
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of California Irvine Medical Center
Orange, California, 92868, United States
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