A Comparison of a New Drug to Treat Overactive Bladder vs. Placebo

A new drug for overactive bladder is compared to placebo to determine if it is safe and effective. The study lasts approximately 12 weeks...

Date First Received: July 10, 2006

Last Updated: December 17, 2007

Verified by: Watson Pharmaceuticals, December 2007

Clinical Trial Phase: Phase 3 | Start Date: June 2006

Overall Status: Completed

Estimated Enrollment: 789

Brief Summary

Official Title: “Multi-Center, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Daily Dosing With Oxybutynin Topical Gel to Treat the Symptoms of Overactive Bladder With a 14-Week Open-Label Safety Extension”

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A new drug for overactive bladder is compared to placebo to determine if it is safe and effective. The study lasts approximately 12 weeks.

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Treatment, Randomized, Double Blind (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Placebo Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study

Intervention(s) in this Clinical Trial

  • Drug: oxybutynin
    • 1 application daily for 12 weeks
  • Other: placebo
    • 1 application daily for 12 weeks

Arms, Groups and Cohorts in this Clinical Trial

  • Experimental: 1
    • Oxybutynin topical gel
  • Placebo Comparator: 2
    • placebo topical gel

Outcome Measures for this Clinical Trial

Primary Measures

  • incontinence episodes
    • Time Frame: 12 weeks
      Safety Issue?: No

Secondary Measures

  • frequency and void volume
    • Time Frame: 12 weeks
      Safety Issue?: No

Criteria for Participation in this Clinical Trial

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Females and males, 18 years of older with overactive bladder symptoms

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Treatable conditions that may cause urinary incontinence
  • Medical conditions in which it would be unsafe to use an anti-cholinergic agent.
  • The use of concomitant drugs that would confound the efficacy evaluation.
  • The use of concomitant drugs that would be unsafe with an anti-cholinergic agent.

Gender Eligibility for this Clinical Trial: Both

Minimum Age for this Clinical Trial: 18 Years

Maximum Age for this Clinical Trial: N/A

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted for this Clinical Trial?: No

Clinical Trial Sponsor Information

Lead Sponsor: Watson Pharmaceuticals

Overall Clinical Trial Officials and Contacts

Kim Caramelli, MS Study Director Watson Pharmaceuticals  

Additional Information

Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on August 29, 2008

Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record. http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00350636

Study ID Number: OG05009

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00350636

Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration

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