Study of Darifenacin in Patients Suffering From Multiple Sclerosis and Neurogenic Detrusor Overactivity
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00845338 |
Recruitment Status :
Terminated
(The enrollment rate at most centers was unlikely to result in the recruitment of the planned sample size of 40 evaluable subjects.)
First Posted : February 18, 2009
Last Update Posted : December 2, 2014
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Multiple Sclerosis Overactive Detrusor | Drug: Darifenacin (BAY79-4998) | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 7 participants |
Allocation: | Non-Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A 4-week, Open-label, Multicenter, Urodynamic Pilot Study to Explore the Efficacy, Tolerability and Safety of Darifenacin (7.5 mg With Up-titration to 15 mg) in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis and Neurogenic Detrusor Overactivity |
Study Start Date : | February 2007 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | October 2007 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | October 2007 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Arm 1 |
Drug: Darifenacin (BAY79-4998)
Darifenacin 7,5mg tablets once daily for 14 days, darifenacin 7,5mg or 15mg once daily for 14 consecutive days |
- Change from baseline in volume at first detrusor contraction as determined by urodynamics [ Time Frame: At week 4 ]
- Detrusor pressure at first contraction [ Time Frame: At week 4 ]
- Volume at first detectable leakage [ Time Frame: At week 4 ]
- Volume at 10/20/30/40 cm H2O [ Time Frame: At week 4 ]
- Compliance [ Time Frame: At week 4 ]
- Maximum cystometric bladder capacity [ Time Frame: At week 4 ]
- 7-day micturition diary: Micturitions [ Time Frame: At days 0, 14, 28 ]
- 7-day micturition diary: Urgency episodes [ Time Frame: At days 0, 14, 28 ]
- 7-day micturition diary: Urge urinary incontinence episodes [ Time Frame: At days 0, 14, 28 ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with multiple sclerosis for at least 6 months
- Neurogenic detrusor overactivity without DSD
- Symptoms of OAB
- Patients capable of completing the bladder diary
- Patients capable of independent toileting
- Patients able to swallow the study medication in accordance to the protocol
- Body Mass Index >/= 18,8 kg/qm and </= 35,0 kg/qm
- documented, dated, written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Treatment with drugs known to affect mainly the urinary function 14 days prior to starting completion of the baseline diary for Visit 2
- Participation in a bladder-training program
- Low compliance bladder (Compliance <20 mL/cm H2O)
- DSD, Detrusor hyporeflexia / areflexia and bradykinesia / tremor of the external urethral sphincter
- Indwelling catheter or intermittent self-catheterization
- Patience with post-void residual (PVR) urinary volume > 200 mL at baseline
- Urinary retention or clinically significant bladder outlet obstruction as detected by the investigator
- Clinically predominant and bothersome stress urinary incontinence
- Neurological diseases other than multiple sclerosis affecting urinary bladder function
- Any urogenital surgery within 12 month prior to Visit 1
- 17 Additional Exclusion Criteria

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00845338
Germany | |
Emmendingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, 79312 | |
Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, 69112 | |
Lahr, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, 77933 | |
Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, 72076 | |
Villingen-Schwenningen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, 78054 | |
Planegg, Bayern, Germany, 82152 | |
Oberursel, Hessen, Germany, 61440 | |
Herne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, 44627 | |
Mönchengladbach, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, 41063 | |
Mülheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, 45468 | |
Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, 55131 | |
Halle, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany, 06112 | |
Bad Berka, Thüringen, Germany, 99437 | |
Berlin, Germany, 10115 | |
Hamburg, Germany, 20246 |
Study Director: | Bayer Study Director | Bayer |
Responsible Party: | Bayer |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00845338 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
12331 2006-002361-39 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | February 18, 2009 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | December 2, 2014 |
Last Verified: | November 2014 |
Darifenacin Multiple Sclerosis Open Label Study |
Multiple Sclerosis Urinary Bladder, Overactive Sclerosis Pathologic Processes Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNS Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System Nervous System Diseases Demyelinating Diseases Autoimmune Diseases Immune System Diseases Urinary Bladder Diseases |
Urologic Diseases Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Urological Manifestations Darifenacin Muscarinic Antagonists Cholinergic Antagonists Cholinergic Agents Neurotransmitter Agents Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Physiological Effects of Drugs Urological Agents |