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Prospective, Multi-Center, Randomized, Double-Blinded Trial of Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation With the Bioness StimRouter Neuromodulation System Versus Sham in the Treatment of Overactive Bladder (OAB)

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What is being tested

StimRouter

Device
Who is being recruted

Urogenital Diseases+8

+ Urinary Bladder Diseases

+ Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications

Over 22 Years
+35 Eligibility Criteria
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How is the trial designed

Treatment Study

Placebo-Controlled
Interventional
Study Start: February 2017
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Summary

Principal SponsorBioness Inc
Study ContactCathy Madrid, CRAMore contacts
Last updated: January 28, 2026
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Study start date: February 10, 2017

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

Approximately 180 subjects will be enrolled in the Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation (PTNS) for Overactive Bladder study. After signing the informed consent and completing the screening visit, eligible candidates will be asked to (1) stop any OAB medications (including but not limited to anti-muscarinic medication or tricyclic antidepressants (TCA) as well as stabilize dosage and frequency of any concomitant medications for 3 weeks, if applicable, and then (2) complete a daily Patient Voiding Diary for 7 days . Subjects will then return to the office for baseline review. If all screening and baseline criteria are met, the subject will be enrolled, randomized in a 1:1 ratio into either the "control group" or the "investigational group" and scheduled for implant with the StimRouter device. After approximately 3 weeks for healing post-implant, study participants will be programmed according to their randomization assignment. All subjects will be instructed to apply stimulation at least 3 days/week for at least 30 minutes/day (i.e., the minimum protocol requirements for device use) for 6 months and to apply stimulation when they anticipate OAB events. Patient Voiding Diaries will be completed by the participants for 7 days prior to each follow-up visit and provided to the office at each follow-up visit. Follow-up visits will occur at Month 1, Month 2, Month 3, Month 5 and Month 6. Each follow-up visit will include the review of subject voiding diaries and the completion of other subject questionnaires for measuring OAB and quality of life assessments. Final follow-up evaluations for all subjects will occur at Month 6.

Official TitleProspective, Multi-Center, Randomized, Double-Blinded Trial of Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation With the Bioness StimRouter Neuromodulation System Versus Sham in the Treatment of Overactive Bladder (OAB)
NCT02873312
Principal SponsorBioness Inc
Study ContactCathy Madrid, CRAMore contacts
Last updated: January 28, 2026
Sourced from a government-validated database.Claim as a partner

Protocol

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
Design Details

180 patients to be enrolled

Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.

Treatment Study

These studies test new ways to treat a disease, condition, or health issue. The goal is to see if a new drug, therapy, or approach works better or has fewer side effects than existing options.



Eligibility

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Conditions
Criteria

Any sex

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

Over 22 Years

Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.

Healthy volunteers not allowed

If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.

Conditions

Pathology

Urogenital DiseasesUrinary Bladder DiseasesFemale Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy ComplicationsSigns and SymptomsPathological Conditions, Signs and SymptomsUrologic DiseasesUrological ManifestationsFemale Urogenital DiseasesMale Urogenital DiseasesUrinary Bladder, OveractiveLower Urinary Tract Symptoms

Criteria

16 inclusion criteria required to participate
Negative urine dipstick result (no UTI detected)

Male or female age ≥22 years and competent to provide consent

Minimum 3 months of self-reported OAB symptoms

A mean score of ≥4.0 on the OAB-q symptom questions 1-8

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19 exclusion criteria prevent from participating
Neurogenic bladder

Urinary tract mechanical obstruction including but not limited to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH), treated or untreated, with ongoing significant obstruction

Treatment of bladder or pelvic floor dysfunction with botulinum toxin (Botox ®) or surgery in past 12 months

Urinary tract, bladder or vaginal infection or inflammation

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Study Plan

Find out more about all the medication administered in this study, their detailed description and what they involve.
Treatment Groups
Study Objectives

2 intervention groups are designated in this study

50% chance of being blinded to the placebo group

Treatment Groups

Group I

Sham
The Control group will receive sham (sub-therapeutic level only) StimRouter stimulation. At the end of the Month 3 visit the Control group will be allowed to receive therapeutic level StimRouter electrical stimulation for 3 months.

Group II

Experimental
The Treatment group will receive therapeutic level StimRouter electrical stimulation. At the end of the Month 3 visit the Treatment group will continue to receive therapeutic level StimRouter electrical stimulation for an additional 3 months.

Study Objectives

Primary Objectives

Secondary Objectives

Study Centers

These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.

This study has 19 locations

Recruiting

Kaiser Permanente Reserach

Irvine, United StatesOpen Kaiser Permanente Reserach in Google Maps
Recruiting

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, United States
Recruiting

Providence St. John's Health Center

Santa Monica, United States
Recruiting

Skyline Urology

Sherman Oaks, United States
Suspended19 Study Centers