Study summary

The purpose of this study was to see if adding a new type of medication recently approved to treat overactive bladder (mirabegron) to an antimuscarinic treatment (solifenacin) would be more effective in controlling incontinence than when using the antimuscarinic treatment alone.

Additional Study Details

Phase
3
Product
N/A
Product
mirabegron 25 mg
mirabegron 50 mg
solifenacin 5 mg
solifenacin 10 mg
mirabegron 25 mg matching placebo
mirabegron 50 mg matching placebo
solifenacin 5 mg matching placebo
solifenacin 10 mg matching placebo
Type
Interventional
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)
Enrollment number
2174
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Scientific Results Summary
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    Athens, Greece
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    Taichung, Taiwan, Province of China
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    Tonsberg, Norway
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    Genova Clinical Research
    Tucson, AZ, United States, 85704
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    Site: 34022
    Mendaro, Spain
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    Craiova, Romania
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    Brescia, Italy
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    Sevilla, Spain
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    San Juan de Alicante, Spain
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    Urology Center of Central Florida
    Kissimmee, FL, United States, 34741
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    Szekszard, Hungary
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    Site: 49022
    Berlin, Germany
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    First Urology, PSC
    Jeffersonville, IN, United States, 47130
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    Madrid, Spain
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    Maribor, Slovenia
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    Innovative Research of West FL
    Clearwater, FL, United States, 33756
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    T'bilisi, Georgia
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    kharkiv, Ukraine
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    Almaty, Kazakhstan
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    Barcelona, Spain
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    Odense C, Denmark
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    Baden, Switzerland
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    Augsburg, Germany
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    Associated Pharmaceutical Research Center, Inc.
    Buena Park, CA, United States, 90620
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    Site: 97205
    Petach Tikva, Israel
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    Site: 42007
    Praha 4, Czech Republic
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    Malaga, Spain
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    Warszawa, Poland
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    New Taipei City, Taiwan, Province of China
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    Innsbruck, Austria
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    Advanced Urology Centers of New York
    Garden City, NY, United States, 11530
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    Luebeck, Germany
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    Giessen, Germany
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    Valencia, Spain
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    Toronto, Canada
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    Bad Bergzabern, Germany
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    Perugia, Italy
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    Kolbuszowa Dolna, Poland
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    Site: 90006
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    Site: 70003
    Moscow, Russian Federation
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    Site: 39020
    Milan, Italy
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    Site: 30001
    Athens, Greece
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    Site: 35804
    Helsinki (HUS), Finland
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    Kiev, Ukraine
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    Best Quality Research Inc.
    Hialeah, FL, United States, 33016
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    Halmstad, Sweden
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    Brooklyn Urology Research Group
    Brooklyn, NY, United States, 11215
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    Site: 44007
    Bristol, United Kingdom
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    Site: 44011
    West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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    Site: 35306
    Limerick, Ireland
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    Site: 43008
    Graz, Austria
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    Site: 35310
    Dublin, Ireland
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    Site: 49014
    Sangerhausen, Germany
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    Michalovce, Slovakia
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    Rouen, France
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    Lisbon, Portugal
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    Zwolle, Netherlands
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    Alliance Urology Specialists
    Greensboro, NC, United States, 27403
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    Site: 48010
    Lublin, Poland
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    Site: 49021
    Hagenow, Germany
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    Plzen, Czech Republic
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    Victoria, Australia
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    Lille, France
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    Nieuwegein, Netherlands
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    Vienna, Austria
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    Melnik, Czech Republic
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    Taipei, Taiwan, Province of China
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    North Adelaide, Australia
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    North Idaho Urology
    Coeur D'Alene, ID, United States, 83814
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    Uppsala, Sweden
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    Astana, Kazakhstan
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    Meridien Research
    Brooksville, FL, United States, 33016
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    Sevilla, Spain
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    Stedman Clinical Trials
    Tampa, FL, United States, 33613
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    Site: 44018
    Northampton, United Kingdom
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    Meridian Clinical Research, LLC
    Savannah, GA, United States, 31406
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    Victoria, Canada
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    Avellino, Italy
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    Perugia, Italy
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    Bayview Research Group
    Valley Village, CA, United States, 91607
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    The Clinical Trial Center
    Jenkintown, PA, United States, 19046
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    Bay State Clinical Trials, Inc.
    Watertown, MA, United States, 02472
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    Yerevan, Armenia
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    Site: 46014
    Norrtalje, Sweden
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    Private Practice
    West Palm Beach, FL, United States, 33407
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    Firenze, Italy
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    Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
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    Victoria, Canada
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    Ancona, Italy
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    Sopron, Hungary
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    Bergamo, Italy
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    Leeds, United Kingdom
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    Brampton, Canada
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    Bucharest, Romania
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    Montpellier, France
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    The American Institute of Research
    Los Angeles, CA, United States, 90017
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    kiev, Ukraine
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    PMG Research of Winston-Salem, LLC
    Winston-Salem, NC, United States, 27103
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    Bordeaux Cedex, France
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    Kortrijk, Belgium
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    Yerevan, Armenia
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    Albuquerque Clinical Trials, Inc.
    Albuquerque, NM, United States, 87102
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    Porto, Portugal
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    Meridien Research
    Tampa, FL, United States, 33606
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    Coslada, Spain
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    Beyer Research
    Kalamazoo, MI, United States, 49009
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    Roeselare, Belgium
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    Moscow, Russian Federation
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    Warszawa, Poland
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    Waterford, Ireland
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    Alexandria, Egypt
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    Wels, Austria
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    Judetul Ilfov, Romania
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    Nottingham, United Kingdom
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    Moscow, Russian Federation
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    Toronto, Canada
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    San Sebastian, Spain
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    Health Concepts
    Rapid City, SD, United States, 57702
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    Poprad, Slovakia
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    Galway, Ireland
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    Urology Institute of Houston
    Houston, TX, United States, 77074
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    Jerusalem, Israel
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    Site: 47003
    Trondheim, Norway
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    PMG Research of Raleigh, dba PMG Research of Cary
    Cary, NC, United States, 27518
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    Site: 70005
    Moscow, Russian Federation
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    Anderlecht, Belgium
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    Vienna, Austria
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    Salgotarjan, Hungary
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    Veszprem, Hungary
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    Site: 35304
    Tralee, Ireland
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    Izmir, Turkey
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    Dolo, Italy
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    Jean Brown Research
    Salt Lake City, UT, United States, 84124
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    Site: 39021
    Monza, Italy
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    The Iowa Clinic, PC
    West Des Moines, IA, United States, 50266
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    MedStar Health Research Institute
    Hyattsville, MD, United States, 20782
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    Barcelona, Spain
    Completed
    Site: 42109
    Zilina, Slovakia
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    Site: 90008
    Ankara, Turkey
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    Premier Medical Group of the Hudson Valley PC
    Poughkeepsie, NY, United States, 12601
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    Site: 97203
    Petach Tikva, Israel
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    Ljubljana, Slovenia
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    Beirut, Lebanon
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    Bucuresti, Romania
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    Beirut, Lebanon
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    Hualien, Taiwan, Province of China
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    Basel, Switzerland
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    The Urology Group
    Cincinnati, OH, United States, 45212
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    Yerevan, Armenia
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    Site: 96202
    Amman, Jordan
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    Hamburg, Germany
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    Lutherstadt Eisleben, Germany
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    Site: 35301
    Dublin, Ireland
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    Madrid, Spain
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    Site: 70002
    Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
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    Site: 20001
    Cairo, Egypt
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    Site: 35101
    Setubal, Portugal
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    Site: 34004
    Madrid, Spain
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    Site: 90005
    ankara, Turkey
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    Site: 15007
    Kitchener, Canada
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    Site: 42017
    Praha 2, Czech Republic
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    Site: 49031
    Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
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    Site: 35805
    Tampere, Finland
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    Site: 44008
    Plymouth, United Kingdom
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    Site: 61006
    Adelaide, Australia
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    Site: 42015
    Brno, Czech Republic
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    Deaconess Gateway Health Center
    Newburgh, IN, United States, 47630
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    Site: 37404
    Yerevan, Armenia
    Withdrawn
    Site: 33015
    Toulouse, France
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    Site: 46012
    Stockholm, Sweden
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    Site: 39014
    Montecchio Emilia, Italy
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    Site: 70008
    Moscow, Russian Federation
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    Site: 48005
    Piaseczno, Poland
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    Site: 71103
    Almaty, Kazakhstan
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    Site: 21302
    Constantine, Algeria
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    Site: 38017
    odessa, Ukraine
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    Site: 44016
    Kings Lynn, United Kingdom
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    Site: 42016
    Prague 1, Czech Republic
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    Site: 43007
    Linz, Austria
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    Site: 42008
    Prague, Czech Republic
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    Site: 46001
    Stockholm, Sweden
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    Site: 33028
    Marseille, France
    Completed
    Site: 43011
    Vienna, Austria
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    Site: 96102
    Beirut, Lebanon
    Completed
    Site: 70010
    Moscow, Russian Federation
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    Site: 47005
    Bekkestua, Norway
    Withdrawn
    Site: 35314
    Galway, Ireland
    Completed
    Site: 35102
    Matosinhos, Portugal
    Withdrawn
    Site: 90009
    Istanbul, Turkey
    Withdrawn
    Site: 15040
    Montreal, Canada
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    Site: 35106
    Tomar, Portugal
    Completed
    Site: 90003
    izmir, Turkey
    Completed
    Site: 34001
    Getafe (Madrid), Spain
    Completed
    Site: 43004
    Vienna, Austria
    Completed
    Site: 48006
    Krakow, Poland
    Completed
    Site: 31008
    Amsterdam, Netherlands
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    Site: 33004
    Valence Cedex 9, France
    Withdrawn
    Site: 30006
    Athens, Greece
    Withdrawn
    Site: 15039
    St. Romuald, Canada
    Completed
    Site: 15018
    Victoriaville, Canada
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    Site: 49032
    Duisburg, Germany
    Completed
    Site: 49020
    Reutlingen, Germany
    Completed
    Site: 44013
    Taunton, United Kingdom
    Completed
    Wake Research Associates LLC
    Raleigh, NC, United States, 27612
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    Site: 31007
    Eindhoven, Netherlands
    Withdrawn
    Site: 34024
    Esplugues de Llobregat-Barcelo, Spain
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    Site: 15001
    Barrie, Canada
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    Site: 39017
    Torino, Italy
    Withdrawn
    Site: 38019
    lviv, Ukraine
    Withdrawn
    Site: 88607
    Taichung, Taiwan, Province of China
    Completed
    Quality Clinical Research
    Omaha, NE, United States, 68114
    Completed
    Site: 34020
    Sevilla, Spain
    Completed
    Site: 32005
    Gent, Belgium
    Completed
    Site: 36003
    Csongrad, Hungary
    Completed
    Site: 61001
    Kogarah, Sydney, Australia
    Completed
    Site: 15014
    Kelowna, Canada
    Withdrawn
    Site: 36010
    Szeged, Hungary
    Completed
    Providence Health Partners
    Dayton, OH, United States, 45439
    Completed
    Site: 34015
    Madrid, Spain
    Withdrawn
    Site: 49023
    Kiel, Germany
    Completed
    Site: 32009
    Edegem, Belgium
    Withdrawn
    Site: 35107
    Alcabideche, Portugal
    Completed
    Site: 37402
    Yerevan, Armenia
    Completed
    Site: 45008
    Aarhus N, Denmark
    Completed
    Site: 44017
    London, United Kingdom
    Completed
    Palmetto Professional Research
    Hialeah, FL, United States, 33016
    Completed
    Site: 35309
    Dublin, Ireland
    Completed
    Alexandria Clinical Research
    Alexandria, VA, United States, 22304
    Completed
    Site: 35313
    Mullingar, Ireland
    Withdrawn
    Site: 33014
    Angers, France
    Completed
    Site: 33017
    Marseille, France
    Completed
    Site: 44015
    Cheltenham, United Kingdom
    Completed
    Site: 34014
    Vigo, Spain
    Completed
    Site: 97201
    Haifa, Israel
    Completed
    Site: 42114
    Kosice, Slovakia
    Completed
    Site: 43010
    Vienna, Austria
    Completed
    Site: 43005
    Vienna, Austria
    Withdrawn
    Site: 15043
    Port Alberni, Canada
    Withdrawn
    Site: 71102
    Astana, Kazakhstan
    Completed
    Site: 90004
    Manisa, Turkey
    Completed
    Herman Clinical Research
    Suwanee, GA, United States, 30024
    Completed
    Site: 34018
    San Sebastian de los Reyes, Spain
    Completed
    Site: 70024
    Moscow, Russian Federation
    Completed
    Site: 40016
    Bucharest, Romania
    Completed
    Site: 32003
    Gent, Belgium
    Withdrawn
    Site: 15045
    Calgary, Canada
    Completed
    Site: 70007
    Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
    Completed
    Premier Medical Group of the Hudson Valley PC
    Kingston, NY, United States, 12401
    Withdrawn
    Site: 49024
    Buxtehude, Germany

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