Clinical Trial Comparing Two Bladder Instillations for IC/BPS
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2020-10-23
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) is a condition that results in long-term
bladder and pelvic pain. IC/BPS affects women more often than men. How the disorder develops
is not completely known. Bladder instillation is a commonly used treatment in which a mixture
of different ingredients are passed into the bladder to help IC/BPS symptoms. There is room
to learn more about bladder instillations and which ingredients in them work best. The
purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of a bladder instillation that contains
a steroid (triamcinolone acetonide) to a bladder instillation that does not contain a steroid
to treat IC/BPS in women. The study hypothesis is that women with IC/BPS treated with bladder
instillations that contain a steroid will have improved outcomes compared to women treated
with bladder instillations that do not contain a steroid.