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NCT Number: NCT01629433

Onabotulinumtoxina Intradetrusorial Injections and NGF Expression

In the last years, botulinum toxin type A (onab/A) has been increasingly used as a treatment option for overactive bladder symptoms in patients affected by either neurogenic and idiopathic detrusor overactivity (DO). How onab/A injected into the detrusor muscle improves overactive bladder symptoms in neurologic patients has been only partially investigated.Some evidence suggested that the neurotoxin probably reduces detrusor muscle contraction blocking detrusor muscle cholinergic innervation. However, recent experimental observations indicated that onab/A determines more complex effects on bladder activity acting on afferent innervations as well as on the efferent one. Only few experimental studies have investigated the activity of onab/A on bladder afferent nervous transmission. Experimental studies in animals showed that Nerve Growth Factor (NGF) elicits increased sensation, urgency and DO. Although there are some evidence on the ability of onab/A to improve DO and to reduce bladder and urinary content of NGF, how onab/A influences NGF expression and the expression of TrKa, p75 and TRPV1 receptors is still unclear. The hypothesis is that onab/A reduces NGF bladder tissue levels and in the same time it modulates the gene expression of NGF associated receptors (TrkA, p75 and TRPV1).

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Key information

Conditions

Overactive Detrusor Detrusor Hyperreflexia of Bladder Female Urogenital Diseases Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Male Urogenital Diseases Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Urinary Bladder Diseases Urinary Bladder, Overactive Urogenital Diseases Urologic Diseases Urological Manifestations

Age range

18 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

University of Perugia, Dept. of Urology and Andrology

Perugia, Italy, 06100

About this study

NGF has been suggested to modulate neurotransmitters' release, induces synaptic reorganization and influences neuronal excitability acting on Trk/A and p75 associated receptors. Moreover, recent observations indicated that NGF-induced DO and noxious input depend on the interaction of NGF with TRPV1, that is over-expressed in overactive bladders and interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome. From a clinical point of view, a decrease in urinary NGF levels has been detected in patients with DO treated with onab/A. Although there are some evidence on the ability of onab/A to improve DO and to reduce bladder and urinary content of NGF, how onab/A influences NGF expression and the expression of TrKa, p75 and TRPV1 receptors is still unclear.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Patients affected by refractory overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms and detrusor overactivity (idiopathic and neurogenic DO) refractory to conventional anticholinergics (at least 3 antimuscarinic agents -- tolterodine, oxybutynin and solifenacin -- each taken for at least 1 month).

Exclusion criteria

  • OAB symptoms due to bladder outlet obstruction because of urogenital prolapse in females and benign prostatic hyperplasia in males,
  • recurrent urinary tract infections,
  • cognitive impairment,
  • pregnancy,
  • anticoagulant therapy,
  • psychoactive agents modulating bladder function (venlafaxine, amitriptyline), aminoglycosides, and other drugs thought to interfere with bladder function

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. to investigate onab/A- induced changes on gene expression of NGF, TRPV1, TrkA and p75 in bladder wall tissue of patients with neurogenic and idiopathic DO.

    All patients underwent cystoscopy with bladder wall biopsy specimens. After undergoing cystoscopy with bladder sampling patients underwent onab/A intradetrusorial injections. Patients were injected with 100 or 300 onab/A U according to the type of DO. Urodynamic studies and cystoscopies with bladder sampling were repeated 1 month later. NGF and neuroreceptors (TrkA, TRPV1, p75)gene expression have been measured with Real Time Polymerase Chain reaction. NGF bladder tissue content (protein) has been added into evaluation and measured with ELISA.

Secondary outcomes

  1. To evaluate urodynamic improvements

    Improvement in uninhibited detrusor contractions' maximum pressure (cmh20).

  2. To investigate urodynamic improvements.

    Improvement in uninhibited detrusor contractions' first volume (ml)

  3. To investigate urodynamic improvements.

    Improvement in maximum cystometric capacity (ml).

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Of Perugia

Other

Collaborators

  • Allergan

Registry information

Official study title

PHASE IV STUDY ON THE EFFECTS OF ONABOTULINUMTOXINA INTRADETRUSORIAL INJECTIONS ON BLADDER EXPRESSION OF NGF, TRKA, P75 AND TRPV1 IN PATIENTS WITH DETRUSOR OVERACTIVITY

Acronym: Onab/A-NGF

Important dates

Study start
2009
Primary completion
2011
Study completion
2012
First posted
Jun 27, 2012
Registry last updated
Jun 27, 2012

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