Could a 3-Day test be enough for bladder device success?
NCT ID NCT06226220
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether a 3-day trial of a nerve-stimulating device for bladder control works as well as the standard 7-day trial. About 193 women with urgent or frequent urination will be randomly assigned to either a 3-day or 7-day test. The goal is to see if the shorter trial leads to similar rates of getting the permanent implant.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- sacral neuromodulation (electrical stimulation device)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could make the testing phase for a bladder control device shorter and more convenient, potentially leading to faster treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study comparing two trial lengths, not testing a new treatment. The shorter trial may not predict long-term success as well as the longer one.
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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 193 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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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: * Non-pregnant women \>/=18 years old undergoing sacral neuromodulation (SNM) treatment for urgency urinary incontinence (UUI) or urgency-frequency (UF) who have elected to undergo testing phase with a PNE * \>/=5 UUI episodes on a 3-day bladder diary with urge incontinence representing \>/=50% of total incontinence episodes recorded or \>/=8 per day for 2 days on a 3-day bladder diary * Willing and able to complete all study related items and interviews * Grossly neurologically normal exam Exclusion Criteria: * SNM indication of non-obstructive urinary retention or isolated fecal incontinence * Severe or poorly controlled diabetes (defined as HgbA1c \>/=8.0) or diabetes with peripheral nerve involvement * Neurological diseases such as multiple sclerosis, clinically significant peripheral neuropathy, or complete spinal cord injury * Surgically altered detrusor muscle (i.e. Augmentation cystoplasty) * Current or prior bladder malignancy * Prior pelvic irradiation * Post void residual (PVR) \>/= 150 mL within 6 months prior to enrollment * Active urinary tract infection * Primary stress urinary incontinence or mixed urinary incontinence with stress predominance * \>/= Stage III pelvic organ or vaginal vault prolapse and/or current pessary use
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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
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Chicago
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
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