New bundled care approach aims to ease chronic pelvic pain
NCT ID NCT05658874
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether a combined treatment plan—including physical therapy, behavioral health therapy, and medical procedures—could reduce symptoms of chronic bladder pain. Researchers compared this bundled approach to usual care in 26 women with interstitial cystitis or bladder pain syndrome. The main goal was to see if pain and urinary symptoms improved after 12 weeks using a standard pain scale.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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26 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2022
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 99 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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* Inclusion Criteria: * Female patient 18 years of age or older * diagnosis of Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome, scoring 6 points or higher on O'Leary Sant Questionnaire * Exclusion Criteria: Active pelvic or bladder infection within past 2 weeks * contraindications to medications or intervention therapeutics * inability to speak or read English * pelvic floor interventional procedure including bladder instillations 4 weeks prior to study recruitment * meets criteria for diagnostic laparoscopy * internal referral (to reduce severity bias) Note: patients are not excluded for currently taking any medication on the treatment list. Patients can be treated for UTI during the study period.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Magee Womens Hospital
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
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