NCT07185698

Urethral Vascularization and Urodynamics

UVASC Urethral Vascularization and Urodynamics

• Status: Enrolling By Invitation
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 70 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The urethra plays a crucial role in maintaining urinary continence. Its complex blood supply is still not well understood. Particularly in the context of urethral pressure. Urethral pressure can be measured by bladder and urethral pressure studies (urodynamic). This study aims to use advanced imaging techniques to analyse the blood supply of the urethra and correlate it to urethral pressure measurements. Elucidating these relationships will improve our understanding of urethral function and malfunction, and ultimately optimise diagnosis and treatment of stress urinary incontinence. A total of 35 participants with stress urinary incontinence and 35 without stress urinary incontinence will be asked to participate in this study.

Conditions

• Stress Urinary Incontinence
• Ultrasound
• Vascularisation
• Urodynamic Exam

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST	3D Ultrasound	Virtual Organ Computer-aided AnaLysis (VOCAL) to assess flow and velocity characteristics of the urethral blood supply

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-09-01
• Primary completion: 2026-04-01
• Completion: 2026-06-30
• First posted: 2025-09-22
• Last updated: 2025-09-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Switzerland