A Long-Term Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy Study of Darifenacin in Adult Patients With Overactive Bladder

January 15, 2008 updated by: Novartis
This study will evaluate the safety, tolerability and efficacy of darifenacin, in the long-term treatment of adult patients with overactive bladder.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

718

Phase

  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • New Jersey
      • East Hanover, New Jersey, United States, 07936-108
        • Novartis

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

N/A

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adult patients with overactive bladder who completed a previous darifenacin short-term trial.
  • Patients capable of independent toileting and able of independently completing the patient diary.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients in whom the use of anticholinergic drugs was contraindicated
  • Evidence of severe liver disease
  • Patients with other clinically significant urinary or gynecological conditions

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply.

Study Plan

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

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: 1
Darifenacin
Darifenacin 7,5 mg tablets, Darifenacin 15 mg tablets administered once daily
Other Names:
  • Enablex

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Long term safety and tolerability. Safety assessments consisted of monitoring and recording all adverse events (AEs), serious adverse events (SAEs), hematology, blood chemistry, and urinalysis, vital signs, physical condition and body weight.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Long term efficacy on the symptoms of overactive bladder
King's Health questionnaire and EQ-D(at month 3, 6, 12, 24), Patient satisfaction questionnaire, patient valuation questionnaire,bowel questionnaire (at month 6, 12 and 24) and patients' willingness to reuse(at month 12, 24),

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Novartis, East Hanover NJ

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

April 1, 2002

Study Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2005

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 9, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 9, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

September 15, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 17, 2008

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 15, 2008

Last Verified

January 1, 2008

More Information

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