Overactive Bladder Urgency
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Medisch Universitair Ziekenhuis Maastricht
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with OAB diagnosed by their urologist using the criteria of more than 8 micturitions on three consecutive days. While investigation starts they will not use any anticholinergic or other therapy. Patients on anticholinergic therapy will be asked to stop this therapy for at least 10 days before they enter the first session. Well versed in Dutch.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Congestive heart disease or history of heart failure Presence of urinary tract infection. These patients will be treated by antibiotics.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Increase diuresis rates within patients suffering from OABsc by advising them to drink more during daytime. Evaluate whether this higher diuresis induces a changed velocity of intensification of bladder sensations (as a result: change the curve drawn while following a physiological bladder filling following a water load protocol) in patients. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Treat symptoms of patients suffering OABsc by means of altering (increasing) their diuresis velocity. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed