New device aims to quiet an overactive bladder without drugs
NCT ID NCT07209397
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a device that uses radiofrequency energy inside the vagina to treat overactive bladder in women. It includes 202 women aged 22 to 80 who have had symptoms for at least 6 months. Half will get the real treatment and half a sham (fake) treatment to see if the device safely reduces urgent urine leaks.
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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 202 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2027
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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22 to 80 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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: * Female, aged 22 to 80 years inclusive at the time of consent. * History of idiopathic overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms for ≥6 months. * At least 7 episodes of urge urinary incontinence (UUI) over 3 days, as recorded in a 3-day bladder diary during screening. * Urge-predominant incontinence, defined as greater number of UUI episodes than stress urinary incontinence (SUI) episodes during screening. * Willing and able to complete the 3-day bladder diary. * Willing to discontinue OAB medications (e.g., anticholinergics, beta-3 agonists) at least 2 weeks prior to baseline treatment visit, if currently taking such medications. * Willing to use a reliable method of contraception during the study period, if of childbearing potential and sexually active. * Negative pregnancy test at screening (if applicable). * Willing and able to provide written informed consent and comply with study procedures and follow-up schedule. EXCLUSION CRITERIA: * Predominant stress urinary incontinence (SUI) based on bladder diary * Currently pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning pregnancy during the study * History of neurologic conditions affecting bladder function (e.g., multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, Parkinson's disease) * Active urinary tract infection (UTI) at screening * History of interstitial cystitis, bladder pain syndrome, or chronic pelvic pain * Prior or current bladder cancer, pelvic malignancy, or pelvic radiation * Pelvic organ prolapse beyond the hymen (POP-Q stage \> II) * Implanted neuromodulation device or prior sacral nerve stimulation * Use of bulking agents, Botox, or surgical treatment for incontinence within 12 months * Prior pelvic floor RF treatment or laser vaginal rejuvenation * Significant pelvic anatomical abnormalities that interfere with treatment * Use of investigational drug or device within 30 days before screening * Any condition that, in the investigator's opinion, would interfere with safe study participation or data integrity * Uncontrolled systemic disease (e.g., uncontrolled diabetes, cardiovascular disease) * Inability or unwillingness to comply with study requirements or follow-up
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
9 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Advanced Specialty Research
RECRUITINGBoise, Idaho, 83702, United States
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Atrium Health Wake Forest Female Pelvic Health Division
RECRUITINGWinston-Salem, North Carolina, 27103, United States
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Bay State Clinical Trials
RECRUITINGWatertown, Massachusetts, 02472, United States
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Cypress Medical Research Center
RECRUITINGWichita, Kansas, 67226, United States
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MedStar Health Research Institute
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGWashington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010, United States
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Stanford Medicine Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPalo Alto, California, 94304, United States
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UNLV Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine Department of Gynecologic Surgery & Obstetrics
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLas Vegas, Nevada, 89154, United States
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University of Chicago Medicine Urogynecology
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60062, United States
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Urology Center, P.C.
RECRUITINGOmaha, Nebraska, 68114, United States
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