NCT05362292 · University of California, San Francisco
TReating Incontinence for Underlying Mental and Physical Health
(TRIUMPH)
What this study is about
The TRIUMPH study is a randomly assigned, double-blinded, 3-treatment group$1, parallel-group trial designed to compare the effects of anticholinergic bladder therapy versus a) beta-3-adrenergic agonist bladder therapy and b) no bladder pharmacotherapy on cognitive, urinary, and other aging-related functional outcomes in ambulatory older women with urgency-predominant urinary incontinence and either normal or mildly impaired cognitive function at baseline.
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The TRIUMPH study is a randomized, double-blinded, 3-arm, parallel-group trial designed to compare the effects of anticholinergic bladder therapy versus a) beta-3-adrenergic agonist bladder therapy and b) no bladder pharmacotherapy on cognitive, urinary, and other aging-related functional outcomes in ambulatory older women with urgency-predominant urinary incontinence and either normal or mildly impaired cognitive function at baseline.
Interventions
DRUG
Tolterodine Tartrate ER
Anticholinergic
DRUG
Mirabegron
Beta-3-adrenergic agonist
DRUG
Placebo
matching placebo pill
Primary outcome measures
Change in composite cognitive function over 6 months (24 weeks) of treatment, using a composite cognitive score that incorporates normalized data from all domain-specific cognitive tests.
Time frame: Baseline to 6 months
The composite cognitive score will be calculated as the average of Z-scores from the following individual cognitive tests: a) Auditory Verbal Learning Test (AVLT); b) Oral Trail Making Test (OTMT) part A; c) OTMT part B; d) Digit Span Test; and e) Digit Symbol Substitution Test (DSST). The normative mean of each cognitive test will be subtracted from each participant's component test score, and this difference will be divided by the standard deviation for the appropriate normative sample. After scores from individual tests are transformed to Z scores as a common metric based on normative data, the average Z score from all available tests will be calculated to provide a composite Z score.
Who can participate
This study lists these criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov. A study coordinator reviews eligibility during screening — this page does not determine whether you qualify.
Inclusion criteria
- Aged 60 years or older at the time of enrollment
- Female sex at birth, without surgical or hormonal gender re-assignment therapy
- Able to walk to the bathroom and use the toilet without assistance
- Report urinary incontinence starting at least 3 months prior to screening
- Report that at least half of incontinence episodes occur with a sudden or strong sensation of urgency
- Report 2 or more urgency incontinence episodes over a 7-day period
- Willing to provide informed consent and adhere to study procedures throughout the length of the study
Exclusion criteria
- Prior clinician diagnosis of dementia, or a Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA) score of 17 or lower on screening cognitive evaluation
- Current use of anticholinergic, beta-3-adrenergic agonist, or other medication designed to improve urgency incontinence symptoms, or use in the past 1 month
- Initiation, discontinuation, or dose change of dementia medications (such as donepezil, galantamine, mem
Where
- Palo Alto, California
- San Francisco, California
Collaborators
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
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Data: ClinicalTrials.gov · synced Mar 6, 2026 · Source of record for eligibility and locations