Introduction

Clinical trials are used to determine whether investigational new drugs or investigational treatments are both safe and effective. IC patients often choose to participate in studies because it may provide access to the latest investigational therapies and medications at no cost. Studies also allow the patient to interact with some of the best IC researchers in the country.

If you are considering participating in a trial, we suggest that you read the following resources:

• Are Clinical Studies For You?
• My Body On The Line: Take Me For Example.

Clinical Trial & Research News

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A New Medical Research Study for Women with Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain
Syndrome

(Updated - 11/16/12)

Afferent Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is conducting a medical research study at 18 research study centers in the US for women with moderate to severe Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome (IC/BPS). The purpose of this study is to determine the safety, effectiveness and tolerability of an investigational medication (called AF-219) for the treatment of IC/BPS. AF-219 may relieve sensitive bladder nerves by blocking P2X3 receptors. As a result, AF-219 could play a role in the treatment of IC/BPS symptoms, including pain. It is unknown if AF-219 will relieve IC/BPS symptoms since this is the first research study of AF-219 in IC/BPS.
AF-219 is a tablet that is taken twice daily and will be compared to a placebo tablet that looks similar to the investigational medication, but contains no active ingredient.

In order to qualify for this research study, you must be a woman between 18 and 80 years of age and you must have been experiencing bladder pain, pressure or discomfort, along with frequent urination, for at least 6 months. Additional criteria will be discussed with you by the study doctor at the research study center. Those who qualify for this research study can expect their participation to involve up to 7 visits to the study center and one phone call over a period of 9 weeks. Qualified participants receive all study-related care and study medication at no cost, plus compensation for time and travel. You are not eligible for the study if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.

The following research study centers will be enrolling participants:

• Arizona, Glendale – Clinical Trials of Arizona, Inc. – Contact Ana Ruiz 602-789-1650
• California, Glendora – Citrus Valley Medical – Contact Lisa Regan 626-914-3295
• California, Palo Alto – Stanford University – Contact Anna Ramakrishnan 650-723-3391 (not yet enrolling)
• California, San Diego – SD URO-Research – Contact Patti Sanchez-Emery 619-299-6500
• Connecticut, Farmington – Women’s Health Specialty Care – Contact Madeline Vasquez 860-678-7300, ext. 15
• Florida, Boynton Beach – Visions Clinical Research – Contact Aneesa Mohamed 561-964-7880
• Florida, Bradenton – Manatee Medical Research – Contact Amy Boucher 941-792-0340, ext. 1328
• Florida, Daytona Beach – Atlantic Urological Associates – Contact Jeannie McMillan 386-239-8512
• Florida, Winter Haven – Winter Haven LLC – Contact Carita Thomas 877-762-2906
• Idaho, Meridian – Idaho Urologic Institute – Contact Shanna Vail 208-639-4938
• Indiana, Jeffersonville – Metropolitan Urology PSC – Contact Chris Dallas 812-206-8161
• Louisiana, Shreveport – Regional Urology LLC – Contact Leah or Connie Nalewaik 318-683-0411
• Maryland, Annapolis – Anne Arundel Urology, P.A. – Contact Elizabeth Dantonio 410-266-8049, ext. 143
• Michigan, Ann Arbor – Univ. of MI Health System, Dept. of Urology – Contact Jana Creps 734-764-9308 (not yet enrolling)
• Michigan, Grand Rapids – Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogynecology – Contact Beth Rogers 616-588-180
• Michigan, Kalamazoo – Beyer Research – Contact Lucy Pelletier 269-372-7800
• Michigan, Royal Oak – William Beaumont Hospital – Contact Ann Robinson 248-551-0804
• New York, Hyde Park – The Arthur Smith Institute for Urology – Contact Monica Johnson 516-734-8515
• New York, Poughkeepsie – Premier Medical Group of Hudson Valley PC – Contact Jeanie Loeffel 845-473-5002
• North Carolina, Raleigh – Associated Urologists of North Carolina – Contact Jan Vickerson 919-782-1255
• North Carolina, Raleigh – Wake Research Associates, LLC – Contact Dhara Vaghani 919-781-251
• North Carolina, Salisbury – PMG Research of Salisbury – Contact Stephenie Barnhardt 704-647-9913
• North Carolina, Winston Salem – PMG Research of Winston – Contact Sandy West 336-768-8062
• North Carolina, Winston Salem – Wake Forest Univ. Health Sciences – Contact Janet Shuping 336-716-2612 (not yet enrolling)
• Ohio, Cleveland – MetroHealth Medical Center – Contact Marilyn Alejandro-Rodriguez 216-778-5890 (not yet enrolling)
• South Carolina, Myrtle Beach – Carolina Urologic Research – Contact Kimberly McKenzie 843-286-0019
• Washington, Mountlake Terrace – Integrity Medical Research, LLC – Contact Somar Macek 425-275-0680
  

More centers will be added in the future. To find out more information about this research study, please go to www.clinicaltrials.gov.

New Research Study Seeks Women With IC & Pelvic Pain

Researchers at University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio are currently seeking volunteers to participate in a research study to learn more about Interstitial Cystitis (IC) and Myofasicial Pelvic Pain (MPP).

Are you suffering from pain in your bladder or pelvic region? If so, you may be eligible to participate in our research study. Our goal is to learn potential causes and better diagnostic tools for these diseases.

Qualified participants must be female and are 18-80 years old:

• Have been diagnosed with IC
• And/ or have been diagnosed with MPP
• And/or have a family member that has been diagnosed with IC you both would like to participate

The study involves 2 - 3 study visits which take place in Cleveland, OH and approximately 10 hours of your time. Total compensation for completion of all study visits is $150 in gift cards.

Research is always voluntary!

If interested, please contact:

Sarah Ialacci Study Coordinator (216) 368-2684 Sarah.Ialacci@uhhospitals.org

Melissa Kwitowski Study Coordinator (216)368-0783 Melissa.Kwitowski@uhhospitals.org

Interstitial Cystitis: Elucidation of Psychophysiologic and Autonomic Characteristics (ICEPAC)

Case Western Reserve University: School of Medicine

Funded by: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

Current Clinical Trials Listings

There are a few services on the web that provide listings of current trials. Clinicaltrials.gov, our favorite, is a service sponsored by the National Institutes of Health. Centerwatch.com is an industry sponsored listing service.

(Updated 06/18/12)

• Efficacy Study of Adalimumab to Treat Interstitial Cystitis
• Intranasal Oxytocin for the Treatment of Pain Associated With Interstitial Cystitis
• Comparative Study Between Hyperbaric Therapy and Intravesical Dimethyl Sulfoxide Instillation for Interstitial Cystitis - ISRAEL
• Clinical Efficacy of Changing the InterStim® Parameters in Patients With Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome
• Placebo Controlled Study of Safety,Tolerability, and Efficacy of LiRIS in Women With Interstitial Cystitis, Followed by Open-label Extension
• Efficacy of Intravesical LP08 in Patients With Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome
• Safety Study of Single Intravesical Doses of TTI-1612 in Women With Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome
• Chronic Pelvic Pain Study of Individuals With Diagnoses or Symptoms of Interstitial Cystitis and/ or Chronic Prostatitis
• A Randomized Study Comparing Placebo and ASP3652 in the Treatment of Women With Bladder Pain Syndrome / Interstitial Cystitis (BPS/IC)
• The Safety and Efficacy of AF-219 in Female Subjects With Interstitial Cystitis /Bladder Pain Syndrome
• DMSO Efficacy in IC/PBS Patients During and After Treatment (ISRAEL)
• Linkage Analysis in Interstitial Cystitis
  
  

Federally Funded IC Research Centers

IC research is done at a wide variety of urology clinics. Many local and regional clinics participate in pharmaceutical company sponsored studies and/or may conduct their own research. Universities are the foundation for IC research not only for their access to excellent researchers but also large populations of patients who might participate. IC research centers which are funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIDDK) are often considered the best in the country.

There have been several IC research network in the past, including the ICCRN and the CPCRN that were united under a single umbrella organization, the UPPCRN (Urologic Pelvic Pain Collaborative Research Network). in 2008, the MAPP research network was introduced and is now the dominant IC research team.

MAPP Study Centers

FLORIDA
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Miami, FL
Principal Investigator: Thomas M. Hooton, MD
Contact: Gabriel Blaschke (305) 243-2576 gblaschke@med.miami.edu

ALABAMA
University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL
Principal Investigator: Timothy J. Ness, MD, Ph.D.
Contact: Beverly Corbitt (205) 934-3751 bcorbitt@uab.edu

MICHIGAN
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI
Site Directors: Daniel J. Clauw, MD and Quentin Clemens, MD, MSCI
Contact: Megan Halvorson (734) 998-6839 meganeb@med.umich.edu

ILLINOIS
Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago, IL
Principal Investigators: David J. Klumpp, Ph.D. and Anthony J. Schaeffer, MD
Contact: Darlene Marko (312) 695-3898 d-marko@northwestern.edu

MISSOURI
Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, MO
Site Directors: Gerald L. Andriole, MD and H. Henry Lai, MD
Contact: Rebecca Bristol (314) 454-7325 bristolr@wudosis.wustl.edu
Vivien Gardner (314) 996-8285 gardnerv@wudosis.wustl.edu

IOWA
University of Iowa Iowa City, IA
Site Director: Karl Kreder, MD, MBA
Contact: Mary Eno (319) 384-9265 mary-eno@uiowa.edu

WASHINGTON
University of Washington Seattle, WA
Site Director: Dedra Buchwald, MD
Contact: T. J. Sundsvold (206) 616-4497 mapprc@uw.edu

CALIFORNIA
Stanford University Palo Alto, CA
Principal Investigator: Sean Mackey, MD, Ph.D.
Contact: Noorulain Noor (650) 724-0522 snapl@stanford.edu

David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, CA
Principal Investigators: Emeran A. Mayer, MD and Larissa V. Rodriguez, MD
Contact: Suzanne Smith (310) 206-0310 srsmith@mednet.ucla.edu
Jennifer Soh (310) 206-1757 jsoh@mednet.ucla.edu

 

UCPPN CENTERS (Studies have been completed)

CALIFORNIA

Stanford University Medical Center (ICCRN) - Christopher Payne, M.D. Contact: Debra Clay, R.N. - Research Coordinator at (650) 724-1753

David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA (CPCRN) - Mark S. Litwin, M.D., Scott Zeitlin, M.D., Nand S. Datta, M.D. Contact: Gwendolyn Byrd, MA, at (310) 267-2526

King-Drew Medical Center, Urology/Dept. of Surgery (CPCRN) - Dr. Nand Datta Contact: Kawajalen Mervin at 310-668-4545

COLORADO

Univ. of Colorado - Denver (MAPP) - Technology and Tissue Center - M. Scott Lucia MD

ILLINOIS

Loyola University Medical Center (ICCRN) - Marypat Fitzgerald, M.D. & Linda Brubaker, M.D. Contact: Judith Senka, R.N. - Research Coordinator at (708) 216-8495

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (CPCRN) - Anthony J. Schaefer, M.D., Robert B. Nadler, M.D., J. Quentin Clemens, M.D. Contact: Darlene Marko RN, BSN, CCRC(312) 695-3898

IOWA

University of Iowa Hospitals (ICCRN) - Karl Kreder, M.D. , Michael O’Donnell, M.D. Contact: Mary Eno, R.N. - Research Coordinator at (319) 384-9265 Kelley O’Berry - Recruitment Coordinator at (319) 384-5064

MARYLAND

University of Maryland (ICCRN) - Toby Chai, M.D., Susan Keay, M.D. Contact: Judith Murray, CCRC - Research Coordinator (410) 328-5784

MICHIGAN - Detroit

Henry Ford Hospital (ICCRN) - David Burks, M.D. Contact: Jill Sullivan, R.N., B.S.N. - Research Coordinator at (313) 916-3140 Michelle Peabody, R.N. - Research Coordinator at (313) 916-8265

William Beaumont Hospital (ICCRN) - Kenneth Peters, M.D. Contact: Eleanor Anton, R.N. - Research Coordinator at (248) 551-0885

MISSISSIPPI

The University of Mississippi Medical Center (CPCRN) - Paige White, M.D. Contact: (610) 984-5195

NEW YORK

University of Rochester Medical Center (ICCRN) - Robert Mayer, M.D. & Edward M. Messing, M.D. Contact: Elizabeth Smith, B.S. - Research Coordinator at (585) 275-0989 Kay Rust, R.N., M.S.N., F.N.P - Research Coordinator at (585) 275-0133

OHIO

Cleveland Clinic (CPCRN) - Daniel Shoskes, M.D., Contact: Donel Murphy (216) 445-7505

PENNSYLVANIA

Univ. of Pennsylvania (ICCRN)- Philip Hanno, M.D. Diane Newman, R.N.C., M.S.N., CRNP Contact: Lilliam Ribeiro, B.S. - Research Coordinator at (215) 615-3780

Temple University School of Medicine (CPCRN) - Michel A. Pontari, M.D., Contact: Melody Santiago, RN, (215) 707-3783

WASHINGTON

Univ. of Washington (ICCRN) - Richard E. Berger, M.D., Jane Miller, M.D. & Elizabeth A. Miller, M.D. Contact: Sharon Downing, R.N. - Research Coordinator at (206) 598-0850

Univ. of Washington (CPCRN) - John N. Krieger, M.D., P.I., Robert Sweet, M.D., Co-PI & Susan O. Ross, R.N. Contact: Leslie Butler 206-616-7416

CANADA

Queen's University Kingston, Ontario, Canada (ICCRN) - J. Curtis Nickel, M.D., Contact: Joe Downey, M.Sc., CCRP, (613) 533-2894