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Study of Electroencephalogram (EEG) Measurement During Different Stimulations of the Lower Urinary Tract

Investigation of Lower Urinary Tract Afferent and Cortical Brain Activity During Lower Urinary Tract Stimulation Using Electroencephalogram Measurements

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01389921
Enrollment
83
Registered
2011-07-08
Start date
2011-02-28
Completion date
2014-04-30
Last updated
2019-07-23

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

Conditions

Healthy, Neurogenic Bladder Dysfunction Nos, Nonneurogenic Neurogenic Bladder Dysfunction

Keywords

lower urinary tract, sensory evoked potential, contact heat evoked potential stimulation, electroencephalogram, cortical processing, bladder sensations, lower urinary tract dysfunction, overactive bladder

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate afferent and cortical activities during bladder filling under different stimulations of the lower urinary tract. The participants of the study are healthy test persons and patients with overactive bladder.

Interventions

OTHERElectroencephalography

Standard electroencephalography investigation according to the ICS standard Current recording of latency and amplitude of evoked potentials

Sponsors

NCCR (National Center of Competence in Resaerch, Switzerland)
CollaboratorNETWORK
Ulrich Mehnert
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Right-handed * Written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

* Any psychological diseases * Any renal, cardiac, and pulmonary diseases * Pregnancy or breastfeeding * Problems keeping calm for 60 minutes in the sitting position * Medication influencing EEG or bladder function

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Establishment of somatosensory evoked potentials of lower urinary tract stimulations3 times on an average period of three monthsEEG recording during electrical stimulation of different locations of the lower urinary tract as well as during electrical and heat stimulation at the tibial and pudendal nerve and S3 dermatome.

Countries

Switzerland

Outcome results

None listed

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