Bladder Pain Study Seeks Women With IC/BPS

We are pleased to inform you that a research study is now enrolling women with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS). The goal of this research study is to see how well an investigational study medicine works in women to reduce moderate to severe IC/BPS pain.

If you qualify for participation in this IC/BPS study, you may:

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Learn more about your IC/BPS and ways to manage it
Receive at no cost to you study-related medical tests, procedures, and medicines
Be compensated for study-related time and travel or have transportation provided

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There is no cost to you, and you can participate even if:

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The study doctor is not part of your health insurance network
You do not have health insurance

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To find out more about this IC/BPS research study opportunity and to see if you may pre-qualify for participation, visit: http://www.BladderPainStudy.com/ICN-Jan.htm or call our research team toll-free at 1-866-303-5080.

We would like to give a special thanks to Jill Osborne for her commitment and dedication to the IC-Network as well as her support of MediciGlobal and clinical research.

Thank you for your interest in IC/BPS research.

Best Regards,

Haley Riker
The IC/BPS Study Resource Center
King of Prussia, PA

By Jill Osborne|2017-01-31T13:15:06-08:00March 4th, 2014|Clinical Trials, Our Blog, Research|Comments Off

About the Author: Jill Osborne

My Google Profile+ Jill Heidi Osborne is the president and founder of the Interstitial Cystitis Network, a health education company dedicated to interstitial cystitis, bladder pain syndrome and other pelvic pain disorders. As the editor and lead author of the ICN and the IC Optimist magazine, Jill is proud of the academic recognition that her website has achieved. The University of London rated the ICN as the top IC website for accuracy, credibility, readability and quality. (Int Urogynecol J - April 2013). Harvard Medical School rated both Medscape and the ICN as the top two websites dedicated to IC. (Urology - Sept 11). For many years, Jill served on the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Panel (US Army) where she collaborated with researchers to evaluate new IC research studies for possible funding. Jill has conducted and/or collaborates on a variety of IC research studies on new therapeutics, pain care, sexuality, the use of medical marijuana, menopause and the cost of treatments, shining a light on issues that influence patient quality of life. An IC support group leader and national spokesperson for the past 20 years, she has represented the IC community on radio, TV shows, at medical conferences. She has written hundreds of articles on IC and its related conditions. Jill has a Bachelors Degree in Pharmacology and a Masters in Psychology, Jill was named Presidential Management Intern (aka Fellowship) while in graduate school. (She was unable to earn her PhD due to the onset of her IC.) She spends the majority of her time providing WELLNESS COACHING for patients in need and developing new, internet based educational and support tools for IC patients, including new live IC Support Group Meetings via Youtube and the “Living with IC” video series. Jill was diagnosed with IC at the age of 32 but first showed symptoms at the age of 12.