Active — Not RecruitingNot Applicable

Wearables for the Bladder: an In-home Treatment Feasibility Pilot Study

United States20 participantsStarted 2023-03-15

Plain-language summary

The goal is to investigate the feasibility and effects of adding "wearables for the bladder" devices to conventional pelvic floor physical therapy (PFPT) to bladder function, in people with multiple sclerosis (MS).

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 80 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * MS diagnosis * Assigned Female at birth and whose sex is currently Female * Mild/moderate bladder dysfunction (bowel/bladder functional systems scores = 0-2 or Bladder control scale \>0) * California residents * Wifi in the home and personal smartphone (using Apple operating system) * Able to walk with or without assistive device * Manual muscle test score of 2 or more. Exclusion Criteria: * Undergone treatment for bladder dysfunction symptoms within 3 months * Current urinary tract infection * Recent (\~30 days) relapse * Any cognitive, dexterity or visual impairment so severe that it precludes use of the wearables for the bladder tool or ability to use a smartphone * Pregnancy

What they're measuring

Net Promoter Score

Timeframe: 12 weeks

Health Information Technology Usability Evaluation Scale (Health-ITUES) - Ease of use

Timeframe: 12 weeks

Health Information Technology Usability Evaluation Scale (Health-ITUES) - Perceived usefulness

Timeframe: 12 weeks

System usability scale

Timeframe: 12 weeks

Adherence as measured by percent usage

Timeframe: 12 weeks

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05715268

SponsorUniversity of California, San Francisco

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2026-04-10

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