APPROVE Trial: Evaluating a Prescription Digital Therapeutic for Treatment of OAB in Women

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age22+
SponsorMedstar Health Research Institute

About this trial

The APPROVE trial is a multi-centered, randomized controlled trial designed to assess differences in symptom improvement, quality of life, bladder symptoms, satisfaction with treatment and continued treatment efficacy in women with overactive bladder (OAB) randomized to a prescription digital therapeutic (PDTx) app called RiSolve compared to standard behavioral education (handouts).

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Women ≥ 22 years old

Bothersome OAB symptoms (defined as bother rating ≥ 5 on ICIQ-FLUTS question #3b or #9b)

English-speaking

Willing to forego other treatment outside of medications for the 8-week trial period

Disqualifiers

Stress-predominant mixed urinary incontinence (defined as QUID stress score > QUID urge score)

Voiding dysfunction defined as response ≥ 2 on ICIQ-FLUTS question #7a

Bladder pain defined as response ≥ 2 on ICIQ-FLUTS question #4a

Use of an OAB medication (anticholinergic or beta-agonist) within the past two weeks

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • RiSolve App
  • AUGS Patient Handouts

Treatment groups

596 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Medstar Health Research Institute

Lead sponsor

Foundation for Female Health Awareness (FFHA)

Collaborator