Can we cut back on bladder drugs for seniors? new study aims to find out
NCT ID NCT06110975
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a guideline designed to help doctors safely reduce or stop overactive bladder medications in people aged 65 and older. Researchers will compare how many patients continue these drugs after six months between those whose doctors follow the guideline and those who receive usual care. The goal is to see if deprescribing can be done effectively in general practice without harming patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- deprescribing guideline (procedure)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a safe way to reduce unnecessary medications for overactive bladder in older adults, improving quality of life and reducing side effects.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study (72 participants) testing a process, not a new drug. The approach may not work for everyone or may not be adopted widely in practice.
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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 72 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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.
- Ages
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65 to 95 years
- 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: * patient must have been prescribed one of the following drugs for OAB within the last 14 months * patient must be able to speak and understand Danish Exclusion Criteria: * too cognitively impaired to participate or otherwise unfit to participate as estimated by general practitioner * receiving neurological or urogenital ambulatory care for their overactive bladder symptoms
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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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Aalborg University Hospital
Aalborg, Aalborg, 9000, Denmark
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