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

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

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00350636
Enrollment
789
Registered
2006-07-11
Start date
2006-06-30
Completion date
2007-05-31
Last updated
2010-05-10

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Overactive Bladder

Keywords

OAB, anticholineric, oxybutynin, urge urinary incontinence

Brief summary

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

Interventions

DRUGOxybutynin topical gel

1 application daily to skin for 12 weeks

1 application daily to skin for 12 weeks

Sponsors

Watson Pharmaceuticals
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

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.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Baseline Average Number of Daily Incontinence EpisodesBaselineAverage number of daily incontinence episodes at baseline
Change From Baseline in Average Daily Number of Incontinence EpisodesBaseline to Week 12Change from Baseline to Week 12 in average daily number of incontinence episodes

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Baseline Average Daily Urinary FrequencyBaselineNumber of daily urinary voids
Change From Baseline in Average Daily Urinary FrequencyBaseline to 12 weeksChange from baseline in average daily urinary frequency
Baseline Average Urine Void VolumeBaselineBaseline average urine void volume
Change From Baseline in Average Urine Void VolumeChange from Baseline to Week 12Change from baseline to Week 12 in average urine void volume

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Oxybutynin Topical Gel
1 g Oxybutynin topical gel
389
Placebo Topical Gel
1 g placebo topical gel
400
Total789

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001
Overall StudyAdverse Event1913
Overall StudyLost to Follow-up98
Overall StudyOther12
Overall StudyPhysician Decision02
Overall StudyProtocol Violation13
Overall StudyWithdrawal by Subject1317

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicPlacebo Topical GelOxybutynin Topical GelTotal
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
140 Participants143 Participants283 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
260 Participants246 Participants506 Participants
Age Continuous59.3 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12.17
59.5 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12.5
59.4 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12.17
Region of Enrollment
United States
400 participants389 participants789 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
352 Participants352 Participants704 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
48 Participants37 Participants85 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
176 / 389145 / 400
serious
Total, serious adverse events
7 / 38910 / 400

Outcome results

Primary

Baseline Average Number of Daily Incontinence Episodes

Average number of daily incontinence episodes at baseline

Time frame: Baseline

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Oxybutynin Topical GelBaseline Average Number of Daily Incontinence Episodes5.4 Number of episodesStandard Deviation 3.26
Placebo Topical GelBaseline Average Number of Daily Incontinence Episodes5.4 Number of episodesStandard Deviation 3.28
Primary

Change From Baseline in Average Daily Number of Incontinence Episodes

Change from Baseline to Week 12 in average daily number of incontinence episodes

Time frame: Baseline to Week 12

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Oxybutynin Topical GelChange From Baseline in Average Daily Number of Incontinence Episodes-3.0 Number of episodesStandard Deviation 2.73
Placebo Topical GelChange From Baseline in Average Daily Number of Incontinence Episodes-2.5 Number of episodesStandard Deviation 3.06
Secondary

Baseline Average Daily Urinary Frequency

Number of daily urinary voids

Time frame: Baseline

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Oxybutynin Topical GelBaseline Average Daily Urinary Frequency12.4 Number of urinary episodesStandard Deviation 3.34
Placebo Topical GelBaseline Average Daily Urinary Frequency12.2 Number of urinary episodesStandard Deviation 3.32
Secondary

Baseline Average Urine Void Volume

Baseline average urine void volume

Time frame: Baseline

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Oxybutynin Topical GelBaseline Average Urine Void Volume163.4 mLStandard Deviation 65.85
Placebo Topical GelBaseline Average Urine Void Volume167.9 mLStandard Deviation 68.4
Secondary

Change From Baseline in Average Daily Urinary Frequency

Change from baseline in average daily urinary frequency

Time frame: Baseline to 12 weeks

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Oxybutynin Topical GelChange From Baseline in Average Daily Urinary Frequency-2.7 Number of urinary episodesStandard Deviation 3.21
Placebo Topical GelChange From Baseline in Average Daily Urinary Frequency-2.0 Number of urinary episodesStandard Deviation 2.82
Secondary

Change From Baseline in Average Urine Void Volume

Change from baseline to Week 12 in average urine void volume

Time frame: Change from Baseline to Week 12

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Oxybutynin Topical GelChange From Baseline in Average Urine Void Volume21.0 mLStandard Deviation 65.33
Placebo Topical GelChange From Baseline in Average Urine Void Volume3.8 mLStandard Deviation 53.79

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026