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
  • 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
    Available Language(s): English
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      Genova Clinical Research
      Tucson, AZ, United States, 85704
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      First Urology, PSC
      Jeffersonville, IN, United States, 47130
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      Clearwater, FL, United States, 33756
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      Brooklyn, NY, United States, 11215
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      Greensboro, NC, United States, 27403
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      Coeur D'Alene, ID, United States, 83814
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      Brooksville, FL, United States, 33016
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      Stedman Clinical Trials
      Tampa, FL, United States, 33613
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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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      Norrtalje, Sweden
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      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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      Sopron, Hungary
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      Leeds, United Kingdom
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      The American Institute of Research
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      PMG Research of Winston-Salem, LLC
      Winston-Salem, NC, United States, 27103
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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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      Meridien Research
      Tampa, FL, United States, 33606
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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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      Waterford, Ireland
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      Alexandria, Egypt
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      Moscow, Russian Federation
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      Rapid City, SD, United States, 57702
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      Urology Institute of Houston
      Houston, TX, United States, 77074
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      Trondheim, Norway
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      PMG Research of Raleigh, dba PMG Research of Cary
      Cary, NC, United States, 27518
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      Moscow, Russian Federation
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      Veszprem, Hungary
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      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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      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
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      Zilina, Slovakia
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      Ankara, Turkey
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      Premier Medical Group of the Hudson Valley PC
      Poughkeepsie, NY, United States, 12601
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      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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      The Urology Group
      Cincinnati, OH, United States, 45212
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      Yerevan, Armenia
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      Amman, Jordan
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      Hamburg, Germany
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      Lutherstadt Eisleben, Germany
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      Dublin, Ireland
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      Madrid, Spain
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      Site: 70002
      Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
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      Cairo, Egypt
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      Site: 35101
      Setubal, Portugal
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      Madrid, Spain
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      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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      Yerevan, Armenia
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      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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      Constantine, Algeria
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      odessa, Ukraine
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      Site: 44016
      Kings Lynn, United Kingdom
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      Prague 1, Czech Republic
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      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
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      Site: 43011
      Vienna, Austria
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      Site: 96102
      Beirut, Lebanon
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      Site: 70010
      Moscow, Russian Federation
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      Site: 47005
      Bekkestua, Norway
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      Site: 35314
      Galway, Ireland
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      Site: 35102
      Matosinhos, Portugal
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      Site: 90009
      Istanbul, Turkey
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      Site: 15040
      Montreal, Canada
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      Site: 35106
      Tomar, Portugal
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      Site: 90003
      izmir, Turkey
      Completed
      Site: 34001
      Getafe (Madrid), Spain
      Completed
      Site: 43004
      Vienna, Austria
      Completed
      Site: 48006
      Krakow, Poland
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      Site: 31008
      Amsterdam, Netherlands
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      Site: 33004
      Valence Cedex 9, France
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      Site: 30006
      Athens, Greece
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      Site: 15039
      St. Romuald, Canada
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      Site: 15018
      Victoriaville, Canada
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      Site: 49032
      Duisburg, Germany
      Completed
      Site: 49020
      Reutlingen, Germany
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      Site: 44013
      Taunton, United Kingdom
      Completed
      Wake Research Associates LLC
      Raleigh, NC, United States, 27612
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      Site: 31007
      Eindhoven, Netherlands
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      Site: 34024
      Esplugues de Llobregat-Barcelo, Spain
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      Site: 15001
      Barrie, Canada
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      Site: 39017
      Torino, Italy
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      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
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      Site: 34015
      Madrid, Spain
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      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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